Barbastella

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Barbastella
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Western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Plecotini
Genus: Barbastella
Gray, 1821
Species

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Barbastella is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains.

Species[]

The genus consists of the following species:

  • Barbastella barbastellus – western barbastelle
  • Barbastella beijingensis – Beijing barbastelle[1]
  • – Caspian barbastelle
  • Barbastella darjelingensis – eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle
  • Barbastella leucomelas – Arabian barbastelle
  • – Japanese barbastelle

References[]

  1. ^ Zhang, J. S.; Han, N. J.; Jones, G.; Lin, L. K.; Zhang, J. P.; Zhu, G. J.; Huang, D. W.; Zhang, S. Y. (December 2007). "A New Species of Barbastella (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from North China" (PDF). Journal of Mammalogy. 88 (6): 1393–1403. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-114R2.1. JSTOR 25145034.

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