Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Least Stonewort

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Nitella confervacea

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Least Stonewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Least Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Characeae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Nitella
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Nitella confervacea

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Least Stonewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Least Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.