A small bat native to Europe and Asia with large ears and a flattened face, scientifically named Barbastella barbastellus.
From French 'barbastelle,' probably related to its distinctive facial whisker-like features (French 'barbe' = beard), though some etymologists debate a Basque or other language origin. The formal taxonomic name perpetuates the folk etymology.
Scientists named the entire genus 'Barbastella' after this one bat because of its weird face—it's so unusual that biologists literally classified an entire animal family based on its supposed resemblance to facial hair!
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