Great Crestwort vs Lesser Noctule

Lophocolea bispinosa compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Crestwort	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lophocolea	Nyctalus
Species	Lophocolea bispinosa	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Crestwort	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium