Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs goat willow

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Salix caprea

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while goat willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	goat willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Salix
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Salix caprea

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

goat willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	goat willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

goat willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).