Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Rough Hawk's-beard

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Crepis biennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Rough Hawk's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Crepis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Crepis biennis

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Rough Hawk's-beard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Rough Hawk's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Hawk's-beard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.