Ночница Наттерера vs small heath

Myotis nattereri compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• Ночница Наттерера is Critically Endangered while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ночница Наттерера	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Myotis	Coenonympha
Species	Myotis nattereri	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ночница Наттерера and small heath share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Ночница Наттерера

CR — Critically Endangered

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ночница Наттерера	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ночница Наттерера

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine