Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs large painted-lady

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Gladiolus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).