Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Mud Dauber

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Sceliphron
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).