Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Elephant Apple

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Dillenia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.