Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl 1817)

[Vespertilio] leisleri Kuhl 1817, Die Deutschen Fledermause. Hanau: 14.

Type Locality: Germany, Hessen, Hanau.

Vernacular Names: Leisler's Noctule.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Nyctalus leisleri subsp. leisleri Kuhl 1817

Subspecies Nyctalus leisleri subsp. verrucosus Bowditch 1825

Distribution: W Europe to Urals, Caucasus, and Turkey; Britain and Ireland; Sweden, S Finland, Baltic states; Madeira Isl; W Himalayas, Pakistan, E Afghanistan; NW Africa.

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

Discussion: Includes verrucosus, see Corbet (1978 c), who also included azoreum; but see Palmeirim (1991). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997). For discussion of correct spelling ( leisleri) see Bogdanowicz and Kock (1998).