Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 (greater horseshoe bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae

Alternative combination: Vespertilio ferrumequinum

Belongs to Rhinolophus according to G. Topál 1979

See also Kurten 1968, Mirza 1965 and Salotti et al. 1997

Sister taxa: Rhinolophus blasii, Rhinolophus borneensis, Rhinolophus clivosus, Rhinolophus contrarius, Rhinolophus csakvarensis, Rhinolophus dehmi, Rhinolophus delphinensis, Rhinolophus estramontis, Rhinolophus euryale, Rhinolophus grivensis, Rhinolophus hanaki, Rhinolophus hipposideros, Rhinolophus kowalskii, Rhinolophus lemanensis, Rhinolophus macrorhinus, Rhinolophus pleistocaenicus, Rhinolophus postdelphinensis, Rhinolophus priscus, Rhinolophus pumilio, Rhinolophus rouxii, Rhinolophus wenzensis, Rhinolophus yongyuthi

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (2 collections), France (2), Greece (2), Hungary (4), Israel (2), Italy (1), Japan (2), Poland (1), Portugal (1), Spain (2)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1)

• Pliocene of Hungary (3)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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