Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Para grass

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Urochloa mutica

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Para grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Para grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Urochloa
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Urochloa mutica

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Para grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Para grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Para grass

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Somalia), Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand), Europe (Belgium, Portugal, Spain), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).