Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Microbotryum
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.