Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs delicate germanderwort

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Riccardia multifida

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while delicate germanderwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	delicate germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Riccardia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Riccardia multifida

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	delicate germanderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.