Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs ladder flapwort

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Nardia scalaris

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while ladder flapwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	ladder flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Nardia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Nardia scalaris

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	ladder flapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ladder flapwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.