Nyctalus noctula

Common noctule (Nyctalus noctula)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

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: Nyctalus noctula  (Least Concern)
• Nyctalus noctula in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

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

беларуская: Вячэрніца рыжая
dansk: Brunflagermus
Deutsch: Großer Abendsegler
English: Noctule, Common Noctule
español: Nóctulo común
suomi: Isolepakko
français: Noctule commune
galego: Morcego rubio
magyar: Rőt koraidenevér
lietuvių: Rudasis nakviša
Nederlands: Rosse vleermuis
norsk: Storflaggermus
polski: Borowiec wielki
português: Morcego-arborícola-grande
shqip: Noktulë e zakonshme
svenska: Stor fladdermus
中文: 山蝠

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