Kleiner Abendsegler vs Platterbsen-Wicke

Nyctalus leisleri compared with Vicia lathyroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Abendsegler	Platterbsen-Wicke
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Vicia
Species	Nyctalus leisleri	Vicia lathyroides

Conservation Status

Kleiner Abendsegler

EN — Endangered

Platterbsen-Wicke

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Abendsegler	Platterbsen-Wicke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kleiner Abendsegler

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.

Platterbsen-Wicke

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden