Ferny Azolla vs Lesser Noctule

Azolla pinnata compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salviniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Azolla	Nyctalus
Species	Azolla pinnata	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.