Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Pale Shining Brown

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Polia bombycina

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Pale Shining Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pale Shining Brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Polia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Polia bombycina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Pale Shining Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pale Shining Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Shining Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.