Forest horseshoe bat

{{Short description|Species of bat}}

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| image =

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Cotterill, F.P.D |date=2019 |title=Rhinolophus silvestris |volume=2019 |page=e.T19567A21994523 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T19567A21994523.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| genus = Rhinolophus

| species = silvestris

| authority = Aellen, 1959

| synonyms =

| range_map = Forest Horseshoe Bat area.png

| range_map_caption = Forest horseshoe bat range

}}

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.

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