Himalayan Noctule

Himalayan NoctuleThe Himalayan noctule occurs in western Afghanistan, northern India, and western Nepal. In Nepal it uses river edges and floodplains, and roosts in rock crevices and beneath overhanging plants.What does it look like?Its coat is uniformly brown. The Nepal field guide identifies it as a member of the genus Nyctalus.How does it live?The Himalayan noctule occurs in western Afghanistan, northern India, and western Nepal. In Nepal it uses river edges and floodplains, and roosts in rock crevices and beneath overhanging plants.Nepal records place it along vegetated rivers and on dry floodplains. It roosts on rocky cliffs, in rock crevices, and beneath overhanging plants.Keeping it safeIUCN Red List · Least Concern (LC) · Global