Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Khakiweed

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Alternanthera pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Khakiweed
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	Alternanthera
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Alternanthera pungens

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Khakiweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Khakiweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.