Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Oriental asperula

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Asperula
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Oriental asperula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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.