Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs False Puffball

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Reticularia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).