Deviltree vs Lesser Noctule

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Deviltree is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deviltree	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Alstonia	Nyctalus
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deviltree	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.