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title: "Common Noctule"
description: "Nyctalus noctula — Mammals. The common noctule (Nyctalus noctula) is a species of insectivorous bat common throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-noctule
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Noctule

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

- Scientific name: *Nyctalus noctula*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 2666
- Wikidata: [Q214846](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214846)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40572](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40572)

## Names

- en: Common Noctule
- de: Großer Abendsegler
- es: Nóctulo mediano
- fr: Noctule Commune
- nl: Rosse vleermuis
- pt: Morcego-arborícola-grande
- pl: Borowiec wielki

## Countries with the most observations

GB (232), PL (138), DE (85), RU (77), AT (70), UA (48), CZ (46), FR (37), RO (31), LT (27), HU (24), DK (17)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_noctule

## Photo

![Common Noctule](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-noctule/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tom August · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91451691

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-noctule?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).