Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 451 529 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Nyctalus noctula subsp. noctula Schreber 1774 Nyctalus noctula subsp. noctula Schreber 1774 , Die Saugethiere, Vol. 1: 166 . Type Locality: France . Synonyms: Nyctalus noctula subsp. altivolans White 1789 ; Nyctalus noctula subsp. lardarius Müller 1776 ; Nyctalus noctula subsp. magnus Berkenhout 1789 ; Nyctalus noctula subsp. major Leach 1818 ; Nyctalus noctula subsp. minima Fatio 1869 ; Nyctalus noctula subsp. palustris Crespon 1844 ; Nyctalus noctula subsp. princeps Ognev and Worobyev 1923 ; Nyctalus noctula subsp. proterus Kuhl 1818 ; Nyctalus noctula subsp. rufescens Brehm 1829 .