Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Poplar Rust

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Melampsora
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).