Bird Cherry Pocket vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Taphrina padi compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Bird Cherry Pocket is Least Concern while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird Cherry Pocket	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Taphrina	Rhinolophus
Species	Taphrina padi	Rhinolophus deckenii

Conservation Status

Bird Cherry Pocket

LC — Least Concern

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird Cherry Pocket	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird Cherry Pocket

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bird Cherry Pocket

The Bird Cherry Pocket (Taphrina padi) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.