Nyctalus lasiopterus (Schreber 1780)

[Vespertiloi] lasiopterus Schreber 1780, in: Zimmermann, Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, Vol. 2: 412.

Type Locality: Northern Italy,?Pisa (uncertain).

Vernacular Names: Giant Noctule.

Synonyms: Nyctalus ferrugineus Brehm 1827; Nyctalus maxima Fatio 1869; Nyctalus sicula Mina-Palumbo 1868 .

Distribution: W Europe to Urals, Caucasus, and Balkans, Asia Minor, Iran and Ust-Urt Plateau (Kazakhstan), Morocco, Libya, possbily Algeria.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Reviewed by Corbet (1978 c).