gratiola vs Madeiran Pipistrelle

Gratiola officinalis compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Madeiran Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Gratiola	Pipistrellus
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Pipistrellus maderensis

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Madeiran Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal