Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Downy Lettuce

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Lactuca
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.