hortênsia vs Lesser Noctule

Hydrangea macrophylla compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• hortênsia is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hortênsia	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Hydrangeaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydrangea	Nyctalus
Species	Hydrangea macrophylla	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

hortênsia

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

hortênsia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden