Barbastelle

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iBarbastelle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Barbastella
Species: B. barbastellus
Binomial name
Barbastella barbastellus
(Schreber, 1774)

The Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), also known as the Western Barbastelle, is a European bat. It has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears.

It is rare throughout its range.

In Britain, only three breeding roosts are known, including Paston Great Barn in Norfolk.

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