Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Melitaea trivia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Melitaea
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Melitaea trivia

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Lesser Spotted Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).