The Asian barbastelle or eastern barbastelle (Barbastella leucomelas) is a species of vesper bat. Its habitat is temperate forests and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss. It can be found in Egypt (Sinai), Israel, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Shanxi, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, and ********), ****** and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, and Shikoku).