Asian Barbastelle

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Asian Barbastelle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Barbastella
Species: B. leucomelas
Binomial name
Barbastella leucomelas
Cretzschmar, 1826

The Asian Barbastelle or Eastern Barbastelle (Barbastella leucomelas) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It can be found in the following countries: Afghanistan, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Nepal, and Pakistan. It is found in these habitats: temperate forests and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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