Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs river moss

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while river moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Fontinalis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.