Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Barbastella
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Canary Islands, North Africa, Anatolia, Caucasus, C-S Europe
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Kato Nevrokopi mine (tunnel above K. Nevrokopi), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Kato Nevrokopi / Closest settlement: Chrysokefalos
  • Mining galleries above Prosotsani, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Prosotsani / Closest settlement: Granitis
  • Spilaio Korykeio Antro, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Fokida / Municipality: Delfoi / Closest settlement: Delfoi
  • Spilaio Katavothra Oitis, Helversen & Weid 1990, Paunovic et al. 2003
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Fokida / Municipality: Delfoi / Closest settlement: Pyra
IUCN Red List
NT - Near Threatened
Greece's Red Data Book
VU - Vulnerable
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Georgiakakis P, Kafkaletou Diez A, Salvarina I, Benda P, Billington G, Dietz C, Billington J, Cove D, Davison S, Cooke M, Papadatou E. 2023. The Bats of Greece: An Updated Review of Their Distribution, Ecology and Conservation. Animals. 2023; 13(15):2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152529
  • Helversen, O. V. & Weid, R. 1990. Die Verbreitung einiger Fledermausarten in Griechenland. Bonn. Zool. Beitr., 41 (1): 9-22.
  • Paunovic M, Pandurska R, Ivanova T, Branko K. 2003. Present Knowledge of Distribution and Status of Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber , 1774) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) on the Balkan Peninsula. Nyctalus 8(6): 633–638.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 17.11.2025, Accessed 19.04.2026