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title: "Pearson's Horseshoe Bat"
description: "Rhinolophus pearsonii — Mammiferi. Pearson's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsonii) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/pearson-s-horseshoe-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pearson's Horseshoe Bat

> Rhinolophus pearsonii — Mammiferi. Pearson's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsonii) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhinolophus pearsonii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 74
- Wikidata: [Q957645](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q957645)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40657](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40657)

## Names

- en: Pearson's Horseshoe Bat
- de: Pearson-Hufeisennase
- fr: Pearson's Horseshoe Bat

## Countries with the most observations

CN (9), IN (8), TH (6), VN (5), NP (3)

## Summary

Pearson's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsonii) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
The species is named after John Thomas Pearson. Additionally 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/Pearson%27s_horseshoe_bat

## Photo

![Pearson's Horseshoe Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pearson-s-horseshoe-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philbert Charles Berjeau · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinolophus_pearsonii.jpg

## Machine access

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