Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs limestone fern

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

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