Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Hortle's whipray

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Pateobatis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortle's whipray