Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs pignut

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.