Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Aeretes
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.