Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Eastern Nycteoline

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Nycteola asiatica

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Eastern Nycteoline is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Eastern Nycteoline
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Nolidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Nycteola
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Nycteola asiatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Nycteoline

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Eastern Nycteoline
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Nycteoline

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.