vs Giant Noctule

Flagelloscypha punctiformis compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Giant Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Niaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Flagelloscypha	Nyctalus
Species	Flagelloscypha punctiformis	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis is a minute, hairy cup fungus with tiny white to cream-colored apothecia bearing distinctive bristle-like hairs on the outer surface. It grows on dead branches and twigs of hardwood trees in temperate European forests. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead woody plant material in its forest habitat.