Summary: | The present study provides a review of the published ectoparasitic species of European bats. On the basis of own researches in Germany, the abundance of each parasite was analysed. For every bat species the community of the dominant parasites and the quality of the host-parasite relation were summarized. Part 2 is concerned with the ectoparasites of the Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis), of the Lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii), of the Long-fingered bat (Myotis capaccinii), of the Whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus), and of the Natterer`s bat (Myotis nattereri).
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