Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Maltesecross

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Silene chalcedonica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Maltesecross
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Silene
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Silene chalcedonica

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Maltesecross

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maltesecross

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).