Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs pharaoh ant

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	pharaoh 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	Monomorium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).