greater horseshoe bat
A species of bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). The name is usually written in katakana, as is common for many animal names in Japanese.
The greater horseshoe bat also inhabits Japan.
little Japanese horseshoe bat; Japanese lesser horseshoe bat
Imaizumi's horseshoe bat; Iriomote horseshoe bat
Katakana spelling is common for animal names; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice. This form but marks the word is listed as usually written in kana.
The name literally means 'chrysanthemum-head bat', from 菊 (kiku, 'chrysanthemum') + 頭 (kashira, 'head') + 蝙蝠 (kōmori, 'bat'), referring to the shape of its nose-leaf.