Nyctalus azoreum
(O. Thomas, 1901)
Azores Noctule
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Chiroptera |
Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
Family | : Vespertilionidae |
Subfamily | : Vespertilioninae |
Tribe | : Pipistrellini |
Genus | : Nyctalus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1901-07-01. Some new African bats (including one from the Azores) and a new Galago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)8(43):27-34.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980035Original name as described
Pterygistes azoreum
Other common names
Azorean Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1865.10.2.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/93074729-a4dd-4827-97bd-67e68988b616Type locality
"St. Michael's, Azores," Portugal.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Azores
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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