Cherry-faced Meadowhawk vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Sympetrum internum compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Cherry-faced Meadowhawk is Least Concern while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry-faced Meadowhawk	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Libellulidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Sympetrum	Rhinolophus
Species	Sympetrum internum	Rhinolophus deckenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk and Decken's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry-faced Meadowhawk	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk

The Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) is a species in the genus Sympetrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.