Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Simons' cotoneaster

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Cotoneaster simonsii

Key Differences

• Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern while Simons' cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Simons' cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Cotoneaster
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Cotoneaster simonsii

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Simons' cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Simons' cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons' cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.