Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs long-neck field slug

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Deroceras panormitanum

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while long-neck field slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	long-neck field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Deroceras
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Deroceras panormitanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and long-neck field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	long-neck field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long-neck field slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).