Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Dumb-Nettle

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Galinsoga parviflora

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Dumb-Nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dumb-Nettle
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	Galinsoga
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Galinsoga parviflora

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Dumb-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Dumb-Nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dumb-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries).