Lesser Noctule vs white evening-primrose

Nyctalus leisleri compared with Oenothera speciosa

Key Differences

• Lesser Noctule is Endangered while white evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Noctule	white evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Oenothera
Species	Nyctalus leisleri	Oenothera speciosa

Conservation Status

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

white evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Noctule	white evening-primrose
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.

white evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden