Hopea Heavy vs Lesser Noctule

Hopea iriana compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Hopea Heavy is Near Threatened while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hopea Heavy	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hopea	Nyctalus
Species	Hopea iriana	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Hopea Heavy

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hopea Heavy	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hopea Heavy

Habitat

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

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.