Biology:Barbastella

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Short description: Genus of bats

Barbastella
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Western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Plecotini
Genus: Barbastella
Gray, 1821
Type species
Vespertilio barbastellus
Schreber, 1774
Species

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Barbastella is a genus of vespertilionid bats.[1] 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[2]
  • Barbastella caspica – Caspian barbastelle [citation needed]
  • Barbastella darjelingensis – eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle
  • Barbastella leucomelas – Arabian barbastelle
  • Barbastella pacifica – Japanese barbastelle [citation needed]
  • Barbastella maxima

References

  1. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13802129. 
  2. 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". Journal of Mammalogy 88 (6): 1393–1403. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-114R2.1. http://www.uvm.edu/~bmitchel/temp/Zhang%20-%20New%20Barbastella.pdf. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q338951 entry