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Lesser Noctule (Nyctalus leisleri)

Lesser Noctule

Nyctalus leisleri

Class
Mammal
Rarity
Rare
Observations
236
Most observed in
🇫🇷 France
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

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.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Lesser noctule”.

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