Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Dotted Ermel

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Ethmia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Ethmia dodecea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dotted Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.