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Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (greater horseshoe bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae

Taxonomy
Vespertilio ferrumequinum was named by Schreber (1774). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rhinolophus ferrumequinum by Mirza (1965), Kurten (1968) and Topál (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. affinis, R. mehelyi, R. pani, R. pearsoni, R. rouxi, R. capensis, R. darlingi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1774Vespertilio ferrumequinum Schreber
1965Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Mirza p. 205
1968Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Kurten p. 51
1979Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Topál

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyRhinolophidaeGray 1825
genusRhinolophusLacépède 1799
speciesferrumequinum(Schreber 1774)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 [greater horseshoe bat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Holocene or 3.20000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (35076)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (35369 35371)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (35370)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Poland Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (32485)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Anhui) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (68380)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (39797)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greece (Chalkidiki) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (183123)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (34128)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (35476 231342)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Israel Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (192424 192425)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Corse) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (69062)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Trieste) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (40808)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (199943)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (92787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (43619)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (101898 101899)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Boeotia) Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (203845)