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title: "Geoffroy's horseshoe bat"
description: "Rhinolophus clivosus — Mammiferi. Geoffroy's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus clivosus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/geoffroy-s-horseshoe-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geoffroy's horseshoe bat

> Rhinolophus clivosus — Mammiferi. Geoffroy's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus clivosus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa.

- Scientific name: *Rhinolophus clivosus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 54
- Wikidata: [Q1766315](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1766315)
- iNaturalist taxon: [320633](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/320633)

## Names

- en: Geoffroy's horseshoe bat
- de: Geoffroys Hufeisennase
- es: Murciélago Africano de Herradura
- fr: Rhinolophe de Cretzschmar

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (5), SZ (3), TD (3)

## Summary

Geoffroy's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus clivosus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, caves and other subterranean habitats, and hot deserts.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffroy%27s_horseshoe_bat

## Photo

![Geoffroy's horseshoe bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/geoffroy-s-horseshoe-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinolophus_clivosus.jpg

## Machine access

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