Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Eel-Grass Pondweed

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Potamogeton zosteriformis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Potamogeton
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Potamogeton zosteriformis

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.