Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Dowdy Plume

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Stenoptilia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).