Brown Fruit Rot vs Lesser Noctule

Monilinia fructicola compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Brown Fruit Rot is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Fruit Rot	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Sclerotiniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Monilinia	Nyctalus
Species	Monilinia fructicola	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Brown Fruit Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Fruit Rot	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Fruit Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Brown Fruit Rot

The Brown Fruit Rot (Monilinia fructicola) is a species in the genus Monilinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Found across Europe (8 countries). As a member of the Monilinia genus, this species contributes to biodiversity in its native range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden