Forest Horseshoe Bat

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Forest Horseshoe Bat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species: R. silvestris
Binomial name
Rhinolophus silvestris
Aellen, 1959

The Forest Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus silvestris) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Republic of the Congo and Gabon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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