Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Foxtail Smut

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Urocystis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.