Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs gratiola

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Gratiola
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.