Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Dingy Dowd

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Blastobasis adustella

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dingy Dowd
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Blastobasidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Blastobasis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Blastobasis adustella

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Dingy Dowd share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dingy Dowd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).