Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Marbled Minor

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Oligia strigilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Marbled Minor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Oligia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Oligia strigilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Marbled Minor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.