Western Barbastelle
Barbastella barbastellus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyVespertilionidae (Evening Bats)
- GenusBarbastella (Barbastelles)
- SpeciesBarbastella barbastellus (Western Barbastelle)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Barbastelle sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Savi's Pipistrelle
Hypsugo savii
Brown Big-eared Bat
Plecotus auritus
Alcathoe Bat
Myotis alcathoe
Lesser Noctule
Nyctalus leisleri
Kuhl's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus kuhlii
Gray big-eared bat
Plecotus austriacus
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros
Greater Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
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 | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 6 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Barbastelle in Mercantour National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Western Barbastelle sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Western Barbastelle in Mercantour National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Western Barbastelle in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.