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

Interactions where Rhinolophus ferrumequinum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is ectoparasitised by UK/IrelandRestricted Alabidocarpus megalonyx a bat mite Sarcoptiformes Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Alabidocarpus megalonyx/Alabidocarpus megalonyxa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe batSole ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Nycteridocoptes eyndhoveni a bat mite Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Nycteridocoptes eyndhoveni/Nycteridocoptes eyndhovenia bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Neomyobia rollinati a bat mite Trombidiformes: Myobiidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Myobiidae/Neomyobia rollinati/Neomyobia rollinatia bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe bat ectoparasitises
has blood sucked by Ixodes vespertilionis Long-legged Bat Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and Biology, Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionis/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionislong-legged bat tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe bat sucks the blood of
is ectoparasitised by UK/IrelandXenophagous Eulaelaps stabularis a mite Mesostigmata: Laelapidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Laelapidae/Eulaelaps stabularis/Eulaelaps stabularisa mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe batXenophagous ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Macronyssus uncinatus a bat mite Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Macronyssus uncinatus/Macronyssus uncinatusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Spincturnix euryalis a bat-mite Mesostigmata: Laelaptidae The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and Biology, Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Laelaptidae/Spincturnix euryalis/Spincturnix euryalisa bat-mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by ForeignMinor Basilia nana a bat-louse fly Diptera: Nycteribiidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Basilia nana/Basilia nanaa bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe batMinor ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/IrelandMajor Phthiridium biarticulatum a bat-louse fly Diptera: Nycteribiidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Phthiridium biarticulatum/Phthiridium biarticulatuma bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe batMajor ectoparasitises
wing membrane wing membrane has blood sucked by UK/Ireland Eyndhovenia euryalis a bat crab-mite Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Spinturnicidae/Eyndhovenia euryalis/Eyndhovenia euryalisa bat crab-mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe batwing membrane sucks the blood of wing membrane
wing membrane wing membrane has blood sucked by UK/Ireland Paraperiglischrus rhinolophinus a bat crab-mite Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Spinturnicidae/Paraperiglischrus rhinolophinus/Paraperiglischrus rhinolophinusa bat crab-mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe batwing membrane sucks the blood of wing membrane

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British IslesSystematic & Applied Acarology Special Publications Systematic & Applied Acarology Vol 14: 1-20.
Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and BiologyThe Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles, Vol 1, 219pp, British Museum (Natural History)
Hutson, A.M., 1984Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 7, 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Billington, G. 2004 Radio tracking study of greater horseshoe bats at Buckfastleigh Caves Site of Special Scientific Interest, 2003 Research Reports EN Report no 573.
Jones, G. 1990 Prey Selection by the Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum): Optimal Foraging by Echolocation? Journal of Animal Ecology Vol 59 (2): 587-602.
Ransome, R.D. & Priddis, D.J. 2005 The effects of FMD-induced mass livestock slaughter on greater horseshoe bats in the Forest of Dean Research Reports EN Report no 646.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater Horseshoe Bat):

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