large pheasant's-eye vs Lesser Noctule

Adonis flammea compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• large pheasant's-eye is Extinct while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large pheasant's-eye	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	Adonis	Nyctalus
Species	Adonis flammea	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large pheasant's-eye	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium