The forest horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus silvestris) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and caves.
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 |
References
edit- ^ Cotterill, F.P.D (2019). "Rhinolophus silvestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19567A21994523. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T19567A21994523.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.