Nyctalus noctula
(von Schreber, 1774)
Common 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
Authority citation
Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774. pl. 52. P. pl. 52 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060098Original name as described
Vespertilio noctula
Other common names
Noctule · Noctule Bat
Type locality
France.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
United Kingdom · Morocco? · Spain · France · Belgium · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Germany · Denmark · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Austria · Italy · Malta · Czech Republic · Poland · Slovakia · Hungary · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Montenegro · Albania · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Cyprus · Lebanon · Israel · Oman · Iran · Iraq? · Kazakhstan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Tajikistan · Kyrgyzstan · China
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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