Giant Noctule vs Rough Star-thistle

Nyctalus lasiopterus compared with Centaurea aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Noctule	Rough Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nyctalus	Centaurea
Species	Nyctalus lasiopterus	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Noctule	Rough Star-thistle
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.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium