#0177 · 🦊 mammals

Azores Noctule

🇳🇱 Azoren Rosse Vleermuis ·Nyctalus azoreum

VUvulnerable 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Filipe Lopes · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Martin Grimm · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. 9930 Lajes do Pico, Portugal:© Paul Carter · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Povoação, Portugal:© milas_santos · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 9500 Feteiras, Portugal:© Tiago Carrapiço · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Furnas Lake, 9675, Portugal:© Vera Ferreira · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 9930 Lajes do Pico, Portugalsko:© Daniel Benák · CC BY 4.0
10. Rua do Parque, Povoação, Azores, PT:© Roman Monnier · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Azores noctule ( Nyctalus azoreum ) is a species of bat found in the dry forests of the Azores. It is the only species of mammal endemic to the Azores. It has been recorded on most of the islands of the Azores, and remains common on some but is rare on others. Its numbers are threatened due to habitat loss caused by humans, and the remaining populations are quite fragmented. It is known to roost in hollowed-out...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 310iNaturalist observations
threat VUvulnerable

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
310 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Michael Roger Oldfield Thomas in 1901 (125 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.