Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs purple-bordered gold

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Idaea muricata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	purple-bordered gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Geometridae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Idaea
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Idaea muricata

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and purple-bordered gold share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

purple-bordered gold

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	purple-bordered gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purple-bordered gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.