Black Bent vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Agrostis gigantea compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Agrostis	Rhinolophus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Rhinolophus deckenii

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.