Giant Noctule vs Prickly Heath

Nyctalus lasiopterus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Noctule	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Gaultheria
Species	Nyctalus lasiopterus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Noctule	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.