Common noctule: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Common noctule Nyctalus noctula Least concern

Where the common noctule lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 287,167 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Common noctule: Nyctalus noctula — Photo: Mnolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Nyctalus noctula
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the common noctule live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common noctule in 12 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common noctule endangered?

The common noctule’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common noctule?

The common noctule (Nyctalus noctula) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Nyctalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common noctule

The common noctule (Nyctalus noctula) is a species of insectivorous bat common throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common noctule (revision 1376913967), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q214846 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).