Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Figleaf gourd

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Cucurbita
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Figleaf gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).