Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Thyme Plume

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Merrifieldia
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Thyme Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.