Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Pigmy Skipper

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Gegenes pumilio

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Pigmy Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pigmy Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Gegenes
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).