Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800)
(Lesser Horseshoe Bat)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhinolophus hipposideros (Lesser 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Robertson, J. 2002 Lesser Horsesoe Bats in a Welsh valley British Wildlife Vol 13, No 6: 412-418.

Rhinolophus hipposideros (Lesser 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 hipposideros (Lesser Horseshoe Bat)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhinolophus hipposideros (Lesser Horseshoe Bat)
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