Figleaf gourd vs Giant Noctule

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Giant Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Nyctalus
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Giant Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium