Nyctalus noctula

Common noctule (Nyctalus noctula)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

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Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Pipistrellini
Genus: Nyctalus
Species: Nyctalus noctula
Subspecies: N. n. labiata - N. n. lebanoticus - N. n. mecklenburzevi - N. n. noctula

Name

Nyctalus noctula Schreber, 1774

Type locality: France.

Synonyms

• Nyctalus macuanus Peters, 1852

References

• Schreber, 1774. Die Saugethiere, 1: 166.
• Conservation status: IUCN link: Nyctalus noctula (Least Concern)
• Nyctalus noctula in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).

Distribution

• Europe & Southern Scandinavia to Urals and Caucasus
• Turkey to Israel and Oman
• Western Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, & Tajikistan to Siberia, Himalayas, south to Burma, Vietnam & Western Malaysia

Vernacular names

Dansk: Brunflagermus
Deutsch: Großer Abendsegler
English: Noctule, Common Noctule
Español: Nóctulo común
Lietuvių: Rudasis nakviša
Nederlands: Rosse vleermuis
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Storflaggermus
Polski: Borowiec wielki
Suomi: Isolepakko
Svenska: Stor fladdermus
中文: 山蝠

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