Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Pitch canker

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Fusarium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.