Azorean bat
Nyctalus azoreum (Thomas, 1901)
Status not recordedbats
The azorean bat (Nyctalus azoreum) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 14.2 g to 21.9 g and live up to 16 years.
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Quick facts about the azorean bat
- Weight
- 14.2 g – 21.9 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 12.5 years – 16 years
- Diet
- Invertivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.5
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)
- Lifestyle
- Aerial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the azorean bat live?
Not recorded
Is the azorean bat endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the azorean bat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyVespertilionidae
- genusNyctalus
- SpeciesNyctalus azoreum (Thomas, 1901)
Synonyms Pterygistes azoreum
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Azores noctuleEnglish
- Azores noctule.English
- Nòctul de les AçoresCatalan
- netopýr azorskýCzech
- Azoren-AbendseglerGerman
- Νυχτοβάτης των ΑζορώνGreek
- Nóctulo De AzoresSpanish
- azorienisolepakkoFinnish
- Noctule des AçoresFrench
- רמשן אזוריHebrew
- Nottola delle AzzorreItalian
- アゾレスヤマコウモリJapanese
- AsorflaggermusNorwegian Bokmål
- Azoren Rosse VleermuisDutch
- borowiec azorskiPolish
- Morcego dos AçoresPortuguese
- Азорская вечерницаRussian
- Nóctulo de las AzoresSpanish
- AzoreneaftenseilerNorwegian Bokmål
- Morcego-dos-AçoresPortuguese
Relatives of the azorean bat
Other species in the same genus Nyctalus.

Common noctule
Nyctalus noctula
Leisler's bat
Nyctalus leisleri
Giant noctule
Nyctalus lasiopterus
Birdlike noctule
Nyctalus aviator
Mountain noctule
Nyctalus montanus
Chinese noctule
Nyctalus plancyi
CompareAzorean bat vs Common noctuleAzorean bat vs Leisler's batAzorean bat vs Giant noctuleAzorean bat vs Birdlike noctule
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the azorean bat?
An adult azorean bat weighs 14.2 g – 21.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the azorean bat live?
The azorean bat has a recorded lifespan of 12.5 years – 16 years.
What kind of animal is the azorean bat?
The azorean bat (Nyctalus azoreum) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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