Lesser Noctule vs Moon Trefoil

Nyctalus leisleri compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Lesser Noctule is Endangered while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Noctule	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Medicago
Species	Nyctalus leisleri	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Noctule	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium