---
title: "Western Barbastelle"
description: "Barbastella barbastellus — Mammiferi. The western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus Barbastella."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/western-barbastelle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Barbastelle

> Barbastella barbastellus — Mammiferi. The western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus Barbastella.

- Scientific name: *Barbastella barbastellus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1269
- Wikidata: [Q215907](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215907)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40581](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40581)

## Names

- en: Western Barbastelle
- de: Mopsfledermaus
- es: Barbastela
- fr: Barbastelle commune
- nl: Mopsvleermuis
- pt: Morcego-negro
- pl: Mopek zachodni

## Countries with the most observations

FR (203), DE (156), GB (76), PL (71), IT (61), ES (47), UA (43), AT (35), CZ (34), SK (15), HU (13), LT (12)

## Summary

The western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus Barbastella. This species is found from Portugal to Azerbaijan and from Sweden to Canary Islands, where a sub-species was identified. It has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears. The conservation status of B. barbastellus is assessed as "near threatened", "vulnerable", "critically endangered" or "extinct" in various parts of its range.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_barbastelle

## Photo

![Western Barbastelle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-barbastelle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rebecca Carter-Whitehead · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301829493

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-barbastelle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).