Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Red-Disked Alpine

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

  • Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Decken's Horseshoe Bat Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Rhinolophidae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Rhinolophus Erebia
Species Rhinolophus deckenii Erebia discoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Red-Disked Alpine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Decken's Horseshoe Bat Red-Disked Alpine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

No description available.

Red-Disked Alpine

No description available.

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