Lesser Noctule vs Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Nyctalus leisleri compared with Psephellus straminicephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Noctule	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nyctalus	Psephellus
Species	Nyctalus leisleri	Psephellus straminicephalus

Conservation Status

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Noctule	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
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.