Pictures and facts about the Western barbastelle

Pictures of the western barbastelle are copyrighted by their owners

Western barbastelle

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Species : Barbastella barbastellus

 

The Western barbastelle is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the western barbastelle

The animal, known to scientists as Barbastella barbastellus, is on the government's Biodiversity Action Plan, which means there is official concern about its continued existence in the UK. (Full text)

Behavior: The western barbastelle is a solitary bat, although small colonies of five or six are sometimes seen. (Full text)

A colony of barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus is associated with the trees in Wimpole Woods. (Full text)

The barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus is a medium-sized bat that is easily identified because it is a very distinctive species, unlike any other in Europe. (Full text)

The Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) is a very elusive bat with very few records from Britain each year. (Full text)

Barbastella barbastellus is considered to be a rare species on the whole territory of Belarus and is included into National Red Book of protected species. (Full text)

The Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) is a medium sized bat with a wing- span about 24 cm. (Full text)

BARBASTELLE Barbastella barbastellus is a rare species but is found throughout Britain, existing naturally at very low densities. (Full text)

1. Western, horse opera -- (a film about life in the western US during the period of exploration and development)
Western
horse opera
2. western, western sandwich -- (a sandwich made from a western omelet)
western
western sandwich
(Source WordNet)