Giant Noctule vs Western Gorse

Nyctalus lasiopterus compared with Ulex gallii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Noctule	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Ulex
Species	Nyctalus lasiopterus	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Noctule	Western Gorse
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.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium