Golden Ragwort vs Lesser Noctule

Senecio doria compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Golden Ragwort is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Ragwort	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Senecio	Nyctalus
Species	Senecio doria	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Golden Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Ragwort	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden