Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs False Dotted Border

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Belenois thysa

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while False Dotted Border is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Pieridae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Belenois
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.