hollowroot vs Lesser Noctule

Corydalis cava compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• hollowroot is Near Threatened while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

hollowroot

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

hollowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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