Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs foothill flat sedge

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Cyperus amabilis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while foothill flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Cyperus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).