Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Dry Rot

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dry Rot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Serpulidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Serpula
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Serpula lacrymans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dry Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).