Giant Noctule vs Serotine

Nyctalus lasiopterus compared with Eptesicus serotinus

Key Differences

• Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated while Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Noctule	Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family same	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nyctalus	Eptesicus
Species	Nyctalus lasiopterus	Eptesicus serotinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Noctule and Serotine share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Noctule	Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Serotine

O morcego-de-peito-amarelo (Eptesicus serotinus) esta classificado como Vulneravel (VU) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Enfrenta um alto risco de ameaca em estado selvagem, com populacoes em declinio e crescente pressao sobre o seu habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇦 Ukraine