Green ash, Red ash vs Lesser Noctule

Fraxinus pennsylvanica compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Green ash, Red ash is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green ash, Red ash	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oleaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Fraxinus	Nyctalus
Species	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Green ash, Red ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green ash, Red ash	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green ash, Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya), Asia (Armenia, Iraq), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine