Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Fiddle dock

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Rumex pulcher

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Fiddle dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fiddle dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Rumex
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Rumex pulcher

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Fiddle dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fiddle dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiddle dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).