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

# Least Horseshoe Bat

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

- Scientific name: *Rhinolophus pusillus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 108
- Wikidata: [Q1761736](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1761736)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40656](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40656)

## Names

- en: Least Horseshoe Bat
- de: Zwerg-Hufeisennase

## Countries with the most observations

CN (45), HK (21), VN (5)

## Summary

The least horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pusillus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. It is a food source of the parasite Sinospelaeobdella, a jawed land leech.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: David Addis · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68142221

## Machine access

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