Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Mountain Argus

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Aricia montensis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Mountain Argus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Aricia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.