Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Rhinolophus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Rhinolophus deckenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Decken's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.