Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Floating Bur-Reed

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Typhaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Sparganium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.