Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Iberian knapweed

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Centaurea iberica

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Iberian knapweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Iberian knapweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Centaurea
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Centaurea iberica

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Iberian knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iberian knapweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina).