Forest horseshoe bat
Appearance
Forest horseshoe bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Rhinolophidae |
Genus: | Rhinolophus |
Species: | R. silvestris
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Binomial name | |
Rhinolophus silvestris Aellen, 1959
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Forest horseshoe bat range |
The forest horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus silvestris) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Republic of the Congo and Gabon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Cotterill, F.P.D (2019). "Rhinolophus silvestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19567A21994523.