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title: "Kleine hoefijzerneus"
description: "Rhinolophus hipposideros — Zoogdieren. The lesser horseshoe bat is a type of small European and North African insectivorous bat, related to its larger cousin, the greater horseshoe bat."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/lesser-horseshoe-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kleine hoefijzerneus

> Rhinolophus hipposideros — Zoogdieren. The lesser horseshoe bat is a type of small European and North African insectivorous bat, related to its larger cousin, the greater horseshoe bat.

- Scientific name: *Rhinolophus hipposideros*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3672
- Wikidata: [Q585476](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585476)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40695](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40695)

## Names

- en: Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- de: Kleine Hufeisennase
- es: Murciélago pequeño de herradura
- fr: Petit rhinolophe
- nl: Kleine hoefijzerneus
- pl: Podkowiec mały

## Countries with the most observations

FR (744), IT (495), ES (313), AT (208), GB (196), PT (154), CZ (93), HR (91), SK (58), GR (56), UA (51), HU (46)

## Summary

The lesser horseshoe bat is a type of small European and North African insectivorous bat, related to its larger cousin, the greater horseshoe bat. As with all horseshoe bats, the species gets its name from its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf.

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

## Photo

![Kleine hoefijzerneus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-horseshoe-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133659711

## Machine access

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