Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Poison Sumac

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Poison Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Toxicodendron
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.