Keeled wormseed vs Lesser Noctule

Dysphania carinata compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keeled wormseed	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Dysphania	Nyctalus
Species	Dysphania carinata	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keeled wormseed	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 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