Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Fen Snout

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Nemotelus pantherina

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Fen Snout is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fen Snout
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Nemotelus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Nemotelus pantherina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Fen Snout

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fen Snout
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.