Hawthorn-Leaf Maple vs Lesser Noctule

Acer crataegifolium compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Hawthorn-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hawthorn-Leaf Maple	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Sapindaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Acer	Nyctalus
Species	Acer crataegifolium	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Hawthorn-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hawthorn-Leaf Maple	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hawthorn-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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

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.