Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Pipevine Swallowtail

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Battus philenor

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Pipevine Swallowtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pipevine Swallowtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Papilionidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Battus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Battus philenor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Pipevine Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pipevine Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.