oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional vs noctule de leisler

Plecotus auritus compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional is Near Threatened while noctule de leisler is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional	noctule de leisler
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Plecotus	Nyctalus
Species	Plecotus auritus	Nyctalus leisleri

Evolutionary Relationship

oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional and noctule de leisler share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional

NT — Near Threatened

noctule de leisler

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional	noctule de leisler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

noctule de leisler

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.

oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional

common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine