Lesser Noctule vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Nyctalus leisleri compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Key Differences

• Lesser Noctule is Endangered while Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Noctule	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
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	Ranunculus
Species	Nyctalus leisleri	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Conservation Status

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Noctule	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
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.

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden