Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Mountain Ricegrass

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Piptatheropsis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.