Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Elm Groundling

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Carpatolechia fugitivella

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Elm Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Elm Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Carpatolechia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Carpatolechia fugitivella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Elm Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Elm Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.