Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs lunar thorn

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Selenia lunularia

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while lunar thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	lunar thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Geometridae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Selenia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Selenia lunularia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

lunar thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	lunar thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lunar thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.