Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Needle Bush

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Hakea
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Needle Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Bush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).