Description ³

This rare medium-sized bat has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears with a triangular shaped tragus. It has long silky fur, dark brown to black in colour with whitish tips giving the bat a frosted appearance. The wings are broad with grey-brown or black-brown membranes, and the tail membrane is extremely large. The scientific name Barbastella derives from the Latin for 'star beard'; and refers to the delicate beard of frosted white hairs radiating out from the lower lip.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Aleksandar, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Aleksandar
2. (c) C. Robiller / Naturlichter.de, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbastella_barbastellus_01-cropped.jpg
3. (c) Wildscreen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/6685469

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• AMNH Bats of the World
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet

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