Western Barbastelle

Western Barbastelle

Barbastella barbastellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
6 Verified records at Bavarian Forest National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Barbastelle sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

Mouse-eared Bat
LC

Mouse-eared Bat

Mammal

Myotis myotis

Insufficient data
Natterer's Bat
LC

Natterer's Bat

Mammal

Myotis nattereri

Insufficient data
particolored bat
LC

particolored bat

Mammal

Vespertilio murinus

Insufficient data
Common Pipistrelle
LC

Common Pipistrelle

Mammal

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Insufficient data
Bechstein's bat
NT

Bechstein's bat

Mammal

Myotis bechsteinii

Insufficient data
Noctule
LC

Noctule

Mammal

Nyctalus noctula

Insufficient data
Pygmy Pipistrelle
LC

Pygmy Pipistrelle

Mammal

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Insufficient data
Brown Big-eared Bat
LC

Brown Big-eared Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Plecotus auritus

Insufficient data
Kuhl's pipistrelle
LC

Kuhl's pipistrelle

Mammal

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Western Barbastelle are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
5 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
6 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Barbastelle in Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Western Barbastelle sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Western Barbastelle in Bavarian Forest National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Western Barbastelle in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.

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