Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Jacob's Ladder Rust

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Puccinia polemonii

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Jacob's Ladder Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Jacob's Ladder Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Puccinia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Puccinia polemonii

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Jacob's Ladder Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Jacob's Ladder Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jacob's Ladder Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.