Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Fruit Fly

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Urophora
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.