Lesser horseshoe bat - Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800)
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Near Threatened (IUCN) |
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Protected by | EU Habitats Directive and 5 other international agreements |
Natura 2000 sites | 2440 are designated for this species |
Most preferred habitats |
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May also occur in |
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Natura 2000 species code | 1303 |
Distribution
Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Natura 2000 sites
Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites
Protected sites
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Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Common names and synonyms
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Dvärghästskonäsa | Swedish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Dvergskeifa | Icelandic | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Ferro di cavallo minore | Italian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Kääpiöhevosenkenkäyökkö | Finnish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Kis patkósdenevér | Hungarian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Kleine hoefijzerneus | Dutch | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Kleine Hufeisennase | German | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Kleng Huffeisennues | Luxemburgish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Küçük nal burunlu yarasa | Turkish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Lakuriqnate hundepatkua i vogel | Albanian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Lesser horseshoe bat | English | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Lille hestekonæse | Danish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Lille hesteskonæse | Danish | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
Liten hesteskonese | Norwegian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Mali podkovnjak | Slovenian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Mali potkovnjak | Croatian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Morcego-de-ferradura-pequeno | Portuguese | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Murciélago pequeño de herradura | Spanish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Petit rhinolophe | French | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Podkovár krpatý | Slovak | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
podkowiec maly | Polish | Polish NRC |
Vrápenec malý | Czech | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
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Rhinolophus bihastatus | Geoffroy, 1813 |
Rhinolophus minimus | Heuglin, 1861 |
Rhinolophus minor | Geoffroy, 1803 |
Rhinolophus phasma | Cabrera, 1904 |
Vespertilio hipposideros | Bechstein, 1800 |
Vespertilio ferrum-equinum minor | Kerr, 1792 |
Phyllorhina minuta | Leach, 1816 |
Rhinolophus bifer | Blainville,, 1840 |
Rhinolophus eggenhöffner | Fitzinger, 1870 |
Rhinolophus euryale helvetica | Bretscher, 1904 |
Rhinolophus anomalus | Soderlund, 1920 |
Rhinolophus intermedius | Soderlund, 1920 |
Rhinolophus moravicus | Kostron, 1943 |
Vespertilio minutus | Montagu, 1808 |
Rhinolophus midas | Andersen, 1905 |
All species of Microchiroptera except Pipistrellus pipistrellus | |
Migratory species of Rhinolophidae |
Other resources
CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia |