---
title: "Eastern Horseshoe Bat"
description: "Rhinolophus megaphyllus — Mammiferi. The smaller horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus megaphyllus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-horseshoe-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Horseshoe Bat

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

- Scientific name: *Rhinolophus megaphyllus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 322
- Wikidata: [Q1767355](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1767355)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40661](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40661)

## Names

- en: Eastern Horseshoe Bat
- de: Östliche Hufeisennase

## Countries with the most observations

AU (296)

## Summary

The smaller horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus megaphyllus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

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

## Photo

![Eastern Horseshoe Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-horseshoe-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark McVeigh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/366340331

## Machine access

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