Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Downland Villa

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Villa cingulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Downland Villa
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	Villa
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Villa cingulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Downland Villa

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Downland Villa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downland Villa

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.