Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Devil's Bit

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

  • Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat Devil's Bit
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Rhinolophidae Acanthaceae
Genus Rhinolophus Ruellia
Species Rhinolophus sinicus Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat Devil's Bit
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Devil's Bit

No description available.

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