Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758
(Pheasant, Common Pheasant)

Interactions where Phasianus colchicus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
adult adult is predator of adult UK/Ireland Timarcha tenebricosa Bloody-nosed Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Phasianus colchicus/Phasianus colchicuspheasant, common pheasantadult Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha tenebricosa/Timarcha tenebricosabloody-nosed beetleadult

Interactions where Phasianus colchicus 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').

Filters:

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 UK/IrelandMajor Ixodes ricinus Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinussheep tick, pasture tick, castor bean tick, deer tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Phasianus colchicus/Phasianus colchicuspheasant, common pheasantMajor sucks the blood of
dung dung dung may support apothecium Ascobolus crenulatus a discomycete Pezizales: Ascobolaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascobolaceae/Ascobolus crenulatus/Ascobolus crenulatusa discomyceteapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Phasianus colchicus/Phasianus colchicuspheasant, common pheasantdung apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support scattered or gregarious, superficial, sessile apothecium Saccobolus dilutellus a discomycete Pezizales: Ascobolaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Ascobolaceae/Saccobolus dilutellus/Saccobolus dilutellusa discomycetescattered or gregarious, superficial, sessileapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Phasianus colchicus/Phasianus colchicuspheasant, common pheasantdung scattered or gregarious, superficial, sessile apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support immersed, neck protruding perithecium Minor Podospora curvicolla a pyrenomycete Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Podospora curvicolla/Podospora curvicollaa pyrenomyceteimmersed, neck protrudingperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Phasianus colchicus/Phasianus colchicuspheasant, common pheasantdungMinor immersed, neck protruding perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support partly immersed perithecium Podospora pleiospora a pyrenomycete Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Podospora pleiospora/Podospora pleiosporaa pyrenomycetepartly immersedperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae/Phasianus colchicus/Phasianus colchicuspheasant, common pheasantdung partly immersed perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant, Common Pheasant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant, Common Pheasant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhasianus colchicus (Pheasant, Common Pheasant)
FamilyPHASIANIDAE (game birds)
OrderGALLIFORMES (game birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
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 Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant, Common Pheasant)

Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant, Common Pheasant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Lyme Disease Action www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant, Common Pheasant):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant, Common Pheasant)
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