Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs lowland paca

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Cuniculus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.