Azores noctule, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 7 relations: Azores, Bat, Bird, Endemism, Habitat destruction, Lesser noctule, Oldfield Thomas.

2. Endemic fauna of the Azores
3. Mammals of the Azores
4. Nyctalus

Azores

The Azores (Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira).

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Bat

Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Habitat destruction

Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species.

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Lesser noctule

The lesser noctule, Leisler's bat or the Irish bat (Nyctalus leisleri), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. Azores noctule and lesser noctule are Nyctalus.

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Oldfield Thomas

Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist.

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See also

Endemic fauna of the Azores

• Azores bullfinch
• Azores chaffinch
• Azores dogfish
• Azores noctule
• Echiniscus azoricus
• Leptaxis caldeirarum
• Leptaxis vetusa
• Monteiro's storm petrel
• São Miguel goldcrest
• Santa Maria goldcrest
• Symphodus caeruleus

Mammals of the Azores

• Azores noctule
• European hedgehog
• List of mammals of the Azores

Nyctalus

• Azores noctule
• Birdlike noctule
• Chinese noctule
• Common noctule
• Greater noctule bat
• Japanese noctule
• Lesser noctule
• Mountain noctule
• Nyctalus

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores_noctule

Also known as Nyctalus azoreum, The Azores Noctule, The Azores Noctule (Nyctalus azoreum).