Giant Noctule vs Holywood

Nyctalus lasiopterus compared with Guaiacum sanctum

Key Differences

• Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated while Holywood is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Noctule	Holywood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Guaiacum
Species	Nyctalus lasiopterus	Guaiacum sanctum

Conservation Status

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Holywood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Holywood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.