Central Asian Horseshoe Bat vs Foxtail

Rhinolophus bocharicus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Central Asian Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Asian Horseshoe Bat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Amaranthus
Species	Rhinolophus bocharicus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Central Asian Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Asian Horseshoe Bat	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Asian Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Central Asian Horseshoe Bat

The Central Asian Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus bocharicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.