Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Pale Clouded Yellow

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Colias hyale

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Pale Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pale Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Pieridae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Colias
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pale Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Pale Clouded Yellow

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.