Forest horseshoe bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Rhinolophidae |
Genus: | Rhinolophus |
Species: | R. silvestris |
Binomial name | |
Rhinolophus silvestris Aellen, 1959 | |
Forest horseshoe bat range |
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