Greater horseshoe bat

Greater horseshoe bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. ferrumequinum
Binomial name
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
(Schreber, 1774)
Greater horseshoe bat range

The greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) is an insectivorous bat of the genus Rhinolophus. Its distribution covers Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Asia.[1] It is the largest of the horseshoe bats in Europe and is thus easily distinguished from other species. The species is sedentary, typically travelling up to 30 kilometres (19 mi) between the winter and summer roosts, with the longest recorded movement being 180 km (110 mi). The frequencies used by this bat species for echolocation lie between 69–83 kHz, have most energy at 81 kHz and have an average duration of 37.4 ms.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Piraccini R. (2016). "Rhinolophus ferrumequinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19517A21973253. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19517A21973253.en. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ Parsons, S. & Jones, G. 2000
  3. ^ Obrist, M.K. et al. 2004