Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Lime Pigmy

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Stigmella tiliae

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Lime Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Lime Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Stigmella
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Stigmella tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Lime Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.