Lesser Noctule vs summer pheasants-eye

Nyctalus leisleri compared with Adonis aestivalis

Key Differences

• Lesser Noctule is Endangered while summer pheasants-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Noctule	summer pheasants-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Adonis
Species	Nyctalus leisleri	Adonis aestivalis

Conservation Status

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

summer pheasants-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Noctule	summer pheasants-eye
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.

summer pheasants-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine