Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Onion Smut

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Urocystis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.