Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Pavement ant

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Pavement ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Formicidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Tetramorium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).