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title: "Bosvleermuis"
description: "Nyctalus leisleri — Zoogdieren. The lesser noctule or the Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/lesser-noctule
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bosvleermuis

> Nyctalus leisleri — Zoogdieren. The lesser noctule or the Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae.

- Scientific name: *Nyctalus leisleri*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1148
- Wikidata: [Q287105](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287105)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40573](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40573)

## Names

- en: Lesser Noctule
- de: Kleiner Abendsegler
- es: Nóctulo pequeño
- fr: Noctule de Leisler
- nl: Bosvleermuis
- pt: Morcego-arborícola-pequeno
- pl: Borowiec leśny

## Countries with the most observations

FR (84), IT (60), DE (42), AT (37), ES (32), RU (25), PT (19), PL (17), BE (12), GB (9), CH (8), IE (6)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Bosvleermuis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-noctule/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jan Sarapak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351431457

## Machine access

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