Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Artibeus planirostris

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Flat-faced Fruit-eating 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	Artibeus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Artibeus planirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.