Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Dover Dwarf

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Perittia farinella

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Dover Dwarf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dover Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Perittia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Perittia farinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Dover Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dover Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.