Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Soricidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Blarina
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.