Hepatica vs Lesser Noctule

Hepatica nobilis compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Hepatica is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hepatica	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hepatica	Nyctalus
Species	Hepatica nobilis	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hepatica	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hepatica

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden