Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Ivy Bee

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Colletes hederae

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Ivy Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Ivy Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Colletidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Colletes
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Colletes hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Ivy Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.