Nyctalus

Noctule Bats
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Nyctalus Bowdich, 1825

The bat genus Nyctalus (Noctule bats) are members of the family Vespertilionidae (Vesper bats) or sometimes Evening bats. They are distributed in the temperate and subtropical areas of Europe, Asia and North Africa.

There are eight species within this genus:

Genus Nyctalus

• Birdlike Noctule, Nyctalus aviator
• Azores Noctule, Nyctalus azoreum
• Japanese Noctule, Nyctalus furvus
• Greater Noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus
• Lesser Noctule, Nyctalus leisleri
• Mountain Noctule, Nyctalus montanus
• Common Noctule, Nyctalus noctula
• Chinese Noctule, Nyctalus plancyi

See also

• Microbat

References

• D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore