Lesser Noctule vs Spring Sowbread

Nyctalus leisleri compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Lesser Noctule is Endangered while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Noctule	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Cyclamen
Species	Nyctalus leisleri	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Noctule	Spring Sowbread
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.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium