Species Detail - Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bats of Northern Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Nyctalus leisleri
Leisler's Bat
NHMSYS0000080185 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
nylei
(Kuhl, 1817)
Terrestrial mammal
Species
606
95
24
27/11/1968
18/06/2013
1 January (recorded in 1998)
19 December (recorded in 1993)
Northern Ireland Bat Group, Bats of Northern Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/247/Species/119464

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)