Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Fischer's Little Fruit Bat

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Rhinophylla fischerae

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Fischer's Little Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fischer's Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Rhinophylla
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Rhinophylla fischerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Fischer's Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Fischer's Little Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fischer's Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fischer's Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.