Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Heather Neb

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Aristotelia ericinella

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Heather Neb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Heather Neb
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Aristotelia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Aristotelia ericinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Heather Neb share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Heather Neb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heather Neb

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.