Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Garden Thyme

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Thymus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).