Bearded Iris vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Iris germanica compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Bearded Iris is Not Evaluated while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Iris	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Iris	Rhinolophus
Species	Iris germanica	Rhinolophus deckenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bearded Iris and Decken's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bearded Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Iris	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Iris

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Iris

The Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) is a species in the genus Iris. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.