Barbastella barbastellus

Family: VespertilionidaeGenus: Barbastellanative in Germany

native in Germany

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Interactions

documented

About this species

A small bat with a body mass around 10 grams and a body length of about 5.8 centimetres. It feeds entirely on invertebrates and can live up to 23 years. The species is listed under Annexes II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive and has been recorded in Great Britain.

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Yearly cycle

The species produces one litter per year.

Merkmale

Körper

Body length

5.8 cm

Weight

10 g

Max. Lebensalter

23 Jahre

Fortpflanzung

Wurfgröße / Gelege

2, 1× pro Jahr

Geschlechtsreife

~1.5 Jahre

Ernährung & Verhalten

100% Wirbellose

Scientific profile

Barbastella barbastellus is a small vespertilionid bat. Adults weigh approximately 10 g and measure around 5.8 cm in body length. The diet consists exclusively of invertebrates. A single litter is produced each year. Maximum recorded lifespan is 23 years. The species is included in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive (FFH code 1308), reflecting its conservation importance across Europe. In Germany it is categorised as endangered (Red List 2). In Great Britain, the species has been recorded but its current status is indeterminate.

Food sources

9 documented food sources

Alnus glutinosaBetula pubescensCastanea sativaBetula pendulaMalus sylvestrisQuercus roburQuercus petraea × pubescensAcer pseudoplatanusAcer campestre

Proven food

50 documented prey and food sources (GloBI)

AraneaeNeuropteraInsectaArthropodaDipteraLepidopteraArachnidaTrichoptera0.07Insectivorous0.944.06Leiosoma scrobiferumSpilonotus ocellanaLemonia taraxaciAmara tricuspidataAmara littoreaAcmaeops smaragdulusAcmaeops marginatusAcalolepta sejunctaAnaglyptus gibbosusAcmaeops septentrionisCallimus angulatusEtorofus pubescensCortodera villosaExocentrus punctipennisCornumutila quadrivittataClytus tropicusCyrtoclytus capraExocentrus stierliniStenocorus quercusAnisarthron barbipesAkimerus schaefferiCornumutila lineataDeroplia geneiDorcadion aethiopsMolorchus marmottaniEvodinus clathratusHesperophanes andresiDolocerus reichiiCerambyx milesPhytoecia virgulaMenesia bipunctataNecydalis ulmiPoecilium fasciatumIsotomus speciosusPachyta lamedPhytoecia rufipesPhytoecia uncinataLeioderes kollari

Source: Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) — Poelen et al. (2014), CC BY

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

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