Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Flax Rust

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Flax Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Melampsora
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Flax Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.