---
title: "Murciélago Hortelano Norteño"
description: "Cnephaeus nilssonii — Mamíferos. The northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii) is the most abundant species of bat in northern Eurasia occurring from France to Hokkaidō and south to Kazakhstan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/northern-serotine
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Murciélago Hortelano Norteño

> Cnephaeus nilssonii — Mamíferos. The northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii) is the most abundant species of bat in northern Eurasia occurring from France to Hokkaidō and south to Kazakhstan.

- Scientific name: *Cnephaeus nilssonii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 949
- iNaturalist taxon: [1596132](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1596132)

## Names

- en: Northern Serotine
- de: Nordfledermaus
- es: Murciélago Hortelano Norteño
- fr: Sérotine de Nilsson

## Countries with the most observations

RU (367), FI (145), BY (36), SE (32), LT (25), NO (17), PL (17), EE (15), LV (14), IT (11), DE (10), AT (9)

## Summary

The northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii) is the most abundant species of bat in northern Eurasia occurring from France to Hokkaidō and south to Kazakhstan.

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

## Photo

![Murciélago Hortelano Norteño](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-serotine/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tom August · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230589738

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-serotine?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).