Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Mottled Darner

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Aeshna
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.