lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) Rhinolophus hipposideros
Français : Chauve-souris (Petit Rhinolophe) (France, Vachères (PACA))
Date 16 August 2009
Author Lylambda (lylambda@gmail.com)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bat(20070605).jpg
The lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros), is a type of European bat related to but smaller than its cousin, the greater horseshoe bat. The species gets its name from its distinctive horseshoe-shaped nose.
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800)