Barbastella barbastellus

(von Schreber, 1774)

Western Barbastelle

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Plecotini
Genus : Barbastella

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774. pl. 55. P. pl. 55 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060104

Original name as described

Vespertilio barbastellus

Other common names

Barbastelle

Type locality

Burgundy, France.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Canary Islands · Morocco · Ireland · United Kingdom · Portugal · Spain · France · Belgium? · Luxembourg · Germany · Denmark · Sweden · Norway? · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Austria · Czech Republic · Hungary · Slovakia · Poland · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Montenegro · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Iran

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005649

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Barbastella barbastellus guanchae

Trujillo, Ibáñez, & Juste, 2002

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

guanchae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNH 109

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

544

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41229978

Authority publication

Revue suisse de Zoologie

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Plecotus Barbastellus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

barbastellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207564

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Barbastella barbastellus

Bianchi, 1922

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

barbastellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482827

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

  1. Bianchi (1922:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  6. Happold & Happold (2013:547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2553/22029285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Barbastella barbastellus barbastellus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

barbastellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio barbastellus

(von Schreber, 1774)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

barbastellus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060104

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Desmarest (1821:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  5. Billberg (1827:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  6. Temminck (1840:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  7. Smith (1842:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  8. Schinz (1844:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  9. Gervais (1849:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57438730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60636)

Vespertilio barbastelle

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

barbastelle

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217682

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Barbastellus daubentonii

(Bell, 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

63

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Barbastellus cinereus

(S.D.W., 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

69

Authority publication

The Analyst

Barbastellus communis

(Bonaparte, 1837)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

communis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

pl. 15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46985683

Authority publication

Rome

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1863:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Barbastellus communis

(J. E. Gray, 1838)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

communis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

495

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026398

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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