Nyctalus
Genus of bats
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Nyctalus is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly known as the noctule bats. They are distributed in the temperate and subtropical areas of Europe, Asia and North Africa.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Pipistrellini |
| Genus: | Nyctalus Bowdich, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Nyctalus verrucosus [1] | |
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There are eight species within this genus:
- 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
