Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Flat Wrack

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Fucus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).