Barbastella

• Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus

  

  The European barbastelle is a bat whose broad ears meet above its forehead. The tips of its black fur are pale, and it uses different roosts in summer and winter.

• Beijing Barbastelle Barbastella beijingensis

  This barbastelle was described from Fangshan District in southwestern Beijing, China. Specimens in the original description came from a nearby cave and an abandoned tunnel; the account is based on records from a small number of sites.

• Caspian Barbastelle Barbastella caspica

  Compared with B. barbastellus, this bat has taller, narrower ears and lacks a small lobe on the outer ear. It occurs in more arid habitats and can sometimes be found in caves, crevices, and mines.

• Asian Barbastelle Barbastella darjelingensis

  In Sop Cop and Cat Ba, Vietnam, broad-eared animals have been recorded at caves. They used echolocation calls with multiple harmonic components.

• Arabian Barbastelle Barbastella leucomelas

  The Arabian Barbastelle is a bat recorded foraging at highland and desert water sites in Jordan. Small moths predominated in the limited fecal samples examined there.

• Japanese Barbastelle Barbastella pacifica

  This small vesper bat is recorded in the Japanese archipelago and the southern Kurils. It has long, broad triangular ears and soft, dark brown fur.

• Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus

  The European barbastelle is a bat whose broad ears meet above its forehead. The tips of its black fur are pale, and it uses different roosts in summer and winter.