Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Onion Earthball

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Scleroderma
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).