Nyctalus leisleri

(Kuhl, 1817)

Leisler's 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

Kuhl, H. 1817. Die deutschen Fledermäuse. None, Hanau, 67 pp.

Authority publication link

https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-91692

Original name as described

Vespertilio Leisleri

Other common names

Leisler's Bat · Lesser Noctule

Type material

ZMB 471, ZMB 472

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Hanau, Hessen, Germany.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Canary Islands · Madeira · Ireland · United Kingdom · Portugal · Spain · France · Luxembourg · Belgium · Netherlands · Germany · Sweden · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Austria · Slovenia · Czech Republic · Poland · Hungary · Slovakia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Albania · Montenegro · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Russia · Kazakhstan? · Turkey · Cyprus · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · China?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005605

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pterygistes madeirae

(Barrett-Hamilton, 1906)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

madeirae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.392

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245316

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Leisleri

(Kuhl, 1817)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leisleri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 471, ZMB 472

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Hanau

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1821:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  2. Lesson (1827:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Schinz (1844:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Pipistrellus Leisleri

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leisleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Nyctalus leisleri

Bianchi, 1922

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leisleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482828

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

  1. Bianchi (1922:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  6. Happold & Happold (2013:592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  7. Benda, Spitzenberger, Hanák, Andreas, Reiter, Ševčík, Šmíd & Uhrin (2014:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25234)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14919/22016159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nyctalus leisleri leisleri

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leisleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Nyctalus leisleri verrucosus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

verrucosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Scotophilus Leisleri

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leisleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534707

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Vespertilio dasykarpos

(Kuhl, 1817)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dasykarpos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid · nomen_novum

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Hanau

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio dasycarpus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1819)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dasycarpus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

470

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19472413

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

nyctalus verrucosus

Bowdich, 1825

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

verrucosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14473203

Authority publication

London

Vespertilio lesleria

(S.D.W., 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lesleria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

69

Authority publication

The Analyst

Vespertilio pachygnathus

(Michahelles in J. A. Wagner, 1839)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pachygnathus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 55B

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060108

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio leislerii

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leislerii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

171

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Smith (1842:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

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