Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Lesser Scalewort

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Lesser Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Frullania
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.