Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)
(Greater Horseshoe Bat)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat)
GenusRhinolophus (horseshoe bat species)
FamilyRHINOLOPHIDAE (horseshoe bats)
OrderCHIROPTERA (bats)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat) :
1: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat)
22 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY97 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in Harp trap
Image 1: Adult (in hand) - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult (in hand) - head - anterior viewImage 3: Adult (in hand) - head - anterior view (2)Image 4: Adult (in hand) - head - anterior view (3)Image 5: Adult (in hand) - head - anterior view (4)Image 6: Adult (in hand) - head - front three-quarter viewImage 7: Adult (in hand) - wing

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Longley, M. 2003 The Greater Horseshoe Bat: a species conservation success story British Wildlife Vol 15, No 1: 1-6.

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat)
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