Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Rooting Polypore

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Polyporus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.