Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs joint-vetch

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	joint-vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Aeschynomene
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).