Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Horse botfly

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Horse botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Oestridae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Gasterophilus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.