Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Flag Iris

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Iris
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Flag Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).