Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Puccinia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.