INSECTIVORA Cuvier, 1817
(insectivores)

Interactions where INSECTIVORA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by Rare Echinonyssus talpae Mole Mite Mesostigmata: Laelapidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Laelapidae/Echinonyssus talpae/Echinonyssus talpaemole mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/InsectivorainsectivoresRare sucks the blood of
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Eulaelaps stabularis a mite Mesostigmata: Laelapidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Laelapidae/Eulaelaps stabularis/Eulaelaps stabularisa mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Insectivorainsectivores ectoparasitises
nest nest may attract UK/Ireland Eulaelaps stabularis a mite Mesostigmata: Laelapidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Laelapidae/Eulaelaps stabularis/Eulaelaps stabularisa mite Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Insectivorainsectivoresnest is associated with nest
red blood cells red blood cells is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Babesia microti a sporozoan Sporozoa The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Babesia microti/Babesia microtia sporozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Insectivorainsectivoresred blood cells endoparasitises red blood cells

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British IslesSystematic & Applied Acarology Special Publications Systematic & Applied Acarology Vol 14: 1-20.
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.

INSECTIVORA (insectivores) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
ERINACEIDAE
hedgehogs
Family 1 subtaxa 11 trophisms 1 references
SORICIDAE
shrews
Family 3 subtaxa 33 trophisms 7 references
TALPIDAE
moles
Family 1 subtaxa 9 trophisms 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderINSECTIVORA (insectivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for INSECTIVORA (insectivores)

INSECTIVORA (insectivores) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to INSECTIVORA (insectivores):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 40 images of INSECTIVORA (insectivores)
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