Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus cornutus
Red List assessment
- EXExtinct
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- CRCritically Endangered
- ENEndangered
- VUVulnerable
- NTNear Threatened
- LCLeast Concern
- Genus
- Rhinolophus
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
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The Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat is one of the mammals assessed by the IUCN Red List, so it has a page here — with its scientific name, Rhinolophus cornutus, its conservation category and, where one is known, a recorded observation on the map. What is missing is the rest: habitat, distribution, diet, behaviour, threats and the conservation work under way.
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Questions about the Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat
What is the scientific name of the Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat?
The Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat is Rhinolophus cornutus.
Other species in the genus Rhinolophus
Sources
Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Rhinolophus cornutus. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .