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Greater horseshoe bat

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Greater horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Horseshoe bats have a horseshoe-shaped fleshy structure called a nose-leaf surrounding the nose, which amplifies the ultrasonic calls that the bat emits when searching for food.

 


Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Lesser Horseshoe Bat R. hipposideros
Greater Mouse-eared Bat Myotis myotis - Vagrant.
Whiskered Bat M. mystacinus
Brandt's Bat M. brandti
Natterer's Bat M. nattereri
Bechstein's Bat M. bechsteini ...

Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
Winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) ...

Among the larger bats are the noctule (wing span up to 38 cm) and greater horseshoe bat, with a wing span of similar size.

See also: Rhino, Bat, Mouse, Chiroptera, Pipistrelle