Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Maui's paddle

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.