Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs marsh thistle

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Cirsium palustre

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Cirsium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).