Dixie ticktrefoil vs Giant Noctule

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Giant Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Desmodium	Nyctalus
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Giant Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.