Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Formosan koa

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Acacia confusa

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Formosan koa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Formosan koa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Acacia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Acacia confusa

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Formosan koa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).