Yellow-faced horseshoe bat

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Yellow-faced horseshoe bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Species:
R. virgo
Binomial name
Rhinolophus virgo
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Yellow-faced horseshoe bat range

The yellow-faced horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus virgo) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

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References

  1. Duya, M.R.; Alviola, P.A.; Sedlock, J.; Alvarez, J.; Fidelino, J.; Gatan-Balbas, M.; Veluz, M.J.; Jakosalem, P.G. (2019). "Rhinolophus virgo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T19575A21991148. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T19575A21991148.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.