Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Gardnerycteris keenani

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Gardnerycteris
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Gardnerycteris keenani

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.