Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Heteranthera
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.