Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee vs Lesser Noctule

Bombus sylvestris compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Bombus	Nyctalus
Species	Bombus sylvestris	Nyctalus leisleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee and Lesser Noctule share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden