noctule, noctule commun vs haricot-de-lima

Nyctalus noctula compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• noctule, noctule commun is Vulnerable while haricot-de-lima is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	noctule, noctule commun	haricot-de-lima
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Phaseolus
Species	Nyctalus noctula	Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

noctule, noctule commun

VU — Vulnerable

haricot-de-lima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	noctule, noctule commun	haricot-de-lima
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

noctule, noctule commun

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

haricot-de-lima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

noctule, noctule commun

Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.