Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Molossidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Cynomops
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.