Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)

Toffoli, Roberto, Culasso, Paola, Locatelli, Andrea G. & Giraudo, Luca, 2016, Bats of Alpi Marittime Nature Park (North West Italy) and Site of Community Importance IT 1160056: distribution and status, Natural History Sciences 3 (1), pp. 3-13 : 8

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.4081/nhs.2016.254

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12523739

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AD87EA-914E-FFA3-D023-FB5A5D55F063

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Felipe

scientific name

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)
status

 

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) View in CoL

Risk Level Europe: Near Threatened - NT ( Temple & Terry, 2007).

Italy: Vulnerable - VU ( Rondinini et al., 2013).

The species was found in the lower valleys, up to 900 m a.s.l. Individuals in hibernation were observed in nine natural and artificial cavities in Roaschia , Valdieri and Vernante municipality. Between winters 1995/1996 and 2014/2015, 7 to 16 individuals were detected in hibernation inside Grotte del Bandito caves and neighbouring bunkers (Roaschia), with a population trend presenting severe fluctuations over years ( Fig. 3 View Fig ). During late summer, up to 7 males were captured in a single night at the entrance of the Grotte del Bandito caves .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Rhinolophidae

Genus

Rhinolophus

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