Nyctalus noctula
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Title
Nyctalus noctula
Subject
Taxonomy
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Family : Vespertilionidae
Genus : Nyctalus
Species : Nyctalus noctula
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Family : Vespertilionidae
Genus : Nyctalus
Species : Nyctalus noctula
Common Name/ Vernacular Name
Common Noctule Bat
Common Noctule Bat
Description
Morphology and Physical Description
Colors range from golden to dark brown above and usually pale brown below. Head and body length is 50-100 mm, tail length is 35-65 mm, and forearm length is 40-70 mm.
Colors range from golden to dark brown above and usually pale brown below. Head and body length is 50-100 mm, tail length is 35-65 mm, and forearm length is 40-70 mm.
Habitat and Ecology
A powerful flier. It dives steeply to catch large flying insects such as crickets and chafers, using echolocation to track them. It also forages on insects that are attracted to light or are found over rubbish dumps.
A powerful flier. It dives steeply to catch large flying insects such as crickets and chafers, using echolocation to track them. It also forages on insects that are attracted to light or are found over rubbish dumps.
Economic Importance
Noctule bats have been infected in the laboratory with the plague-causing bacteria Yersinia (=Pasteurella), which points to some pathological implications for humans. They may also be a source of transmission for Borrelia recurrentis (a bacteria causing relapsing fever in humans), when humans are parasitized by ticks and body lice that have previously parasitized the bats.
Noctule bats have been infected in the laboratory with the plague-causing bacteria Yersinia (=Pasteurella), which points to some pathological implications for humans. They may also be a source of transmission for Borrelia recurrentis (a bacteria causing relapsing fever in humans), when humans are parasitized by ticks and body lice that have previously parasitized the bats.
Species status/ Threats
Roosts are lost with building renovations, habitat loss and pesticides use. Wind turbines are dangerous for the migration of the species.
Roosts are lost with building renovations, habitat loss and pesticides use. Wind turbines are dangerous for the migration of the species.
List of Country
Europe, Asia
Europe, Asia
Type locality
France
France
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Least concern
Least concern
Creator
Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774)
Source
Publisher
Intan Rabitah Mustafa
Contributor
Intan Rabitah Mustafa
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774), “Nyctalus noctula,” BIDARA, accessed July 16, 2025, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/5.