Nyctalus azoreum

Nyctalus azoreum
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Nyctalus azoreum (Thomas) Azores noctule
Portugal, Açores, ilha de São Miguel, Pedreira.
3/6/2019
CE013'01-190306025'JJK
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The only endemic mammal in Azores islands.The only species of bat in the world that hunts insects principally by day (a single Italian population of another bat species does so), probably due to the absence of avian predators. IUCN Red List: Vulnerable (VU).