Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Sturnira luisi

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Sturnira
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Sturnira luisi

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.