Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Melissa Arctic

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Oeneis melissa

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Melissa Arctic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Melissa Arctic
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Oeneis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Oeneis melissa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Melissa Arctic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melissa Arctic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.