Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Fringed rue

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Ruta
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).