Barbastelle bat  (Barbastella barbastellus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyVespertilionidae
GenusBarbastella (1)
SizeBody length: 45-58 mm (2)
Wingspan: 260-290 mm (2)
Weight6-13.5 g (1)
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Status

The 2000 IUCN Red List classifies this species as Vulnerable (VU-A2c). European populations are listed under Annex II of The Bonn Convention (1), Annex II of the Bern Convention, and Annexes II and IV of the EC Habitats and Species Directive. In the UK it is protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and Schedule 2 of the Conservation Regulations 1994 (3).

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