Morcego dos Açores vs Carocho

Nyctalus azoreum compared with Calathus lundbladi

Key Differences

• Morcego dos Açores is Vulnerable while Carocho is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Morcego dos Açores	Carocho
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Coleoptera (besouro)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Carabidae
Genus	Nyctalus	Calathus
Species	Nyctalus azoreum	Calathus lundbladi

Evolutionary Relationship

Morcego dos Açores and Carocho share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Morcego dos Açores

VU — Vulnerable

Carocho

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Morcego dos Açores	Carocho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Morcego dos Açores

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Carocho

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Morcego dos Açores

The Azores Noctule (Nyctalus azoreum) is a species in the genus Nyctalus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal