Four-spotted Clothes vs Lesser Noctule

Triaxomera fulvimitrella compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Four-spotted Clothes is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-spotted Clothes	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tineidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Triaxomera	Nyctalus
Species	Triaxomera fulvimitrella	Nyctalus leisleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-spotted Clothes and Lesser Noctule share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-spotted Clothes

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-spotted Clothes	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-spotted Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden