Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Field Foxtail

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Field Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Field Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Alopecurus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Alopecurus pratensis

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Field Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).