Mountain noctule

The mountain noctule ( Nyctalus montanus ) is a species of bat of the genus noctule. The distribution is limited to the area of the Himalayas in South Asia.

Features

The mountain noctule reaches a body length of 6 to 6.5 cm with a tail of 0.5 to 0.8 centimeters in length. He makes it about as large as the Leisler. The back fur is dark brown without reddish shares, the peritoneum is more brightly colored. As with other Noctules the wings are comparatively long and narrow. The rounded ears are naked and black.

Dissemination

The distribution area of the mountain Noctule limited to the area of the Himalayas in South Asia. He is present here in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the provinces of Nangarhar and Paktika in Afghanistan and parts of Nepal and Pakistan.

The entire area of ​​distribution case has a surface area of ​​more than 20,000 km2, the kind used by the habitat of more than 2,000 km2. He lives here in altitudinal 680-1692 meters and is found mainly in the area of rivers and drylands.

Way of life

About the habit of the species, there are few information. It feeds like the Leisler flying insects. Rest areas takes the bat out of the rock walls, between stones and vegetation.

System

The mountain noctule is considered a separate type of evening bats ( genus Nyctalus ). Until recent years the animals of this type were assigned as the subspecies Asian populations of the Little Noctule ( Nyctalus leisleri ).

Threats and conservation

The species is regarded globally as " not threatened " by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN ) due to the relatively large distribution area and population size ( Least concern ). A serious decline in inventories and a threat to the species are not known, although the stocks are declining. As the main threat to the type of habitat loss is estimated by deforestation and conversion to agricultural land. In addition, the bat for medical purposes is hunted.

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• Myotis bats