Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Prickly Russian Thistle

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Salsola tragus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Prickly Russian Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Prickly Russian Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Salsola
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Salsola tragus

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Russian Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Prickly Russian Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Russian Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).