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title: "Acuminate horseshoe bat"
description: "Rhinolophus acuminatus — Mammiferi. The acuminate horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus acuminatus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/acuminate-horseshoe-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Acuminate horseshoe bat

> Rhinolophus acuminatus — Mammiferi. The acuminate horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus acuminatus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhinolophus acuminatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 107
- Wikidata: [Q1762049](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1762049)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40694](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40694)

## Names

- en: Acuminate horseshoe bat
- de: Spitze Hufeisennase
- fr: Acuminate horseshoe bat

## Countries with the most observations

TH (60), MY (10), ID (7), VN (3)

## Summary

The acuminate horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus acuminatus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Southeast Asia. It lives in forests and urban areas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acuminate_horseshoe_bat

## Photo

![Acuminate horseshoe bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/acuminate-horseshoe-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241050698

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/acuminate-horseshoe-bat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).