Giant Noctule vs milkweed

Nyctalus lasiopterus compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Noctule	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Gomphocarpus
Species	Nyctalus lasiopterus	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Noctule	milkweed
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.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).