Barbastella barbastellus (Chiroptera: Vespertillionidae) a New Bat Record in Algeria by the Echolocation Method

Abstract

In this present work the presence of six bat species were recorded in the large forest of Akfadou .This included the Western Barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus, which is recorded here for the first time in Algeria on the basis of several sound sequences. With this we confirm the presence of the twenty-seventh species of bat for the country, a species which is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Our finding highlights the need for further works to understand the status of this species in Algeria, along with the identification of any potential threats to its populatio.