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The Barbastelle, scientifically named *Barbastella barbastellus*, is a species of bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae. It is classified within the order Chiroptera, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. The species is also referred to by common names such as Barbastelle bat, Barbastela, Barbastelle Commune, and Barbastelle D'Europe. Its taxonomic status is accepted, with the authority cited as (Schreber, 1774).
This organism has a wingspan of 0.258 and typically produces a litter size of 1. In the wild, the longest observed lifespan is 23 years, and individuals stop growing after about 2 months. The Barbastelle is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, a status recorded in 2016.
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Vinony's link graph records 383 inbound references to Barbastelle, and connects out to Plecotus austriacus, Kuhl's pipistrelle and Niumbaha superba.
It is catalogued under topics including Barbastella, Bats of Europe and Habitats Directive species.
Vinony links it to 45 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Near ThreatenedSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderChiroptera
- FamilyVespertilionidae
Maximum longevity: 23 years (wild) Observations: They stop growing after about 2 months.
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Barbastella
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Barbastella barbastellus
- Commons category
- Barbastella barbastellus
- taxon common name
- esperteyu montés
- wingspan
- 0.258
- litter size
- 1
- longest observed lifespan
- 23
- short name
- B. barbastellus
- regional conservation status
- Near Threatened
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Encyclopedic overview
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. The conservation status of B. barbastellus is assessed as "near threatened", "vulnerable", "critically endangered" or "extinct" in various parts of its range.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barbastelle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.