Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Moon Trefoil

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Medicago
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).