| Barbastelle (Barbastella
barbastellus)
This medium-sized bat, weighing about 10 g,
is extremely rare and close to extinction throughout Germany. No records
exist from the northernmost regions of Germany. The bat’s long fur is
almost black. Barbastelles prefer to hide in narrow crevices, touching the
walls with both back and belly: behind pieces of loose bark (even
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on buildings behind shutters,
always in the vicinity of or even inside forests. Small maternity colonies,
often including no more than 10-15 females, change roosts frequently,
sometimes daily. The animals mainly hunt in woods at canopy level. Flying
relatively fast, barbastelles use forest paths as links between foraging
grounds. Most winter shelters are underground. <back |
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