Lesser noctule: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Lesser noctule Nyctalus leisleri Least concern

Where the lesser noctule lives – recorded in 7 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 302,660 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Lesser noctule: Nyctalus leisleri — Photo: Manuel Werner, Nürtingen, AG Fledermausschutz Baden-Württemberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Nyctalus leisleri
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the lesser noctule live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser noctule in 7 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 lesser noctule endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lesser noctule?

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

About the lesser noctule

The lesser noctule or the Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. The species was named to honour the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser noctule (revision 1374336678), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q287105 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).