Lagos-rubber vs Lesser Noctule

Funtumia africana compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Lagos-rubber is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Funtumia	Nyctalus
Species	Funtumia africana	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.