Barbastella barbastellus

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Plecotini
Genus: Barbastella
Species:
Subspecies (2): B. b. barbastellus – B. b. guanchae

Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774)

• Type material: Unknown.
• Type locality: “Burgund [=Burgundy]”, France.

• Vespertilio barbastellus Schreber, 1774: 168 [original combination]
• Barbastella barbastellus — Miller, 1897: 385 [subsequent combination]

• Central and southern Europe, extending into the Caucasus
• Turkey
• Morocco
• Mediterranean islands: Balearic islands, Corsica, Sardena and Sicily
• Canary Islands: La Gomera and Tenerife

• Schreber, J.C.D. 1774–. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen.
  • Theil 1 Theil 2 Theil 3 Theil 4 Theil 5 Theil 6 Theil 7 Plates Reference page. 

• Trujillo, D., Ibáñez, C. & Juste, J. 2002. A new subspecies of Barbastella barbastellus (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Canary Islands. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 109(3): 543–550. BHL Reference page. 
• Juste, J., Ibáñez, C., Trujillo, D., Muñoz, J. & Ruedi, M. 2003. Phylogeography of Barbastelle Bats (Barbastella barbastellus) in the Western Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. Acta Chiropterologica 5(2): 165–175. DOI: 10.3161/001.005.0201 Reference page. 

• Piraccini, R. 2016. IUCN: Barbastella barbastellus  (Near Threatened) . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T2553A22029285. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2553A22029285.en. Accessed on 08 October 2023.

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