Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs purple thorn

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Selenia tetralunaria

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while purple thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	purple thorn
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	Selenia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Selenia tetralunaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

purple thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	purple thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purple thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.