Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Levantine Skipper

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Thymelicus hyrax

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Levantine Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Levantine Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Thymelicus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Thymelicus hyrax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Levantine Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.