Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Notopteris
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.