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title: "Trefoil Horseshoe Bat"
description: "Rhinolophus trifoliatus — Mamíferos. The trefoil horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus trifoliatus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/trefoil-horseshoe-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Trefoil Horseshoe Bat

> Rhinolophus trifoliatus — Mamíferos. The trefoil horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus trifoliatus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhinolophus trifoliatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 152
- Wikidata: [Q582541](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q582541)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40692](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40692)

## Names

- en: Trefoil Horseshoe Bat
- de: Dreiblatt-Hufeisennase

## Countries with the most observations

MY (85), ID (27), TH (18), SG (7), BN (5)

## Summary

The trefoil horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus trifoliatus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. In Borneo locally common up to 1,800m, including mangroves.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321628886

## Machine access

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