Western Barbastelle
Barbastella barbastellus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 612
- Most observed in
- 🇫🇷 France
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus Barbastella. This species is found from Portugal to Azerbaijan and from Sweden to Canary Islands, where a sub-species was identified. It has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Western barbastelle”.