Chinaroot vs Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Smilax china compared with Rhinolophus sinicus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Smilacaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Smilax	Rhinolophus
Species	Smilax china	Rhinolophus sinicus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.