Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Dotted Bee-fly

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Bombylius discolor

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Bombylius
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Bombylius discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Dotted Bee-fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dotted Bee-fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.