Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs sable antelope

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Hippotragus niger

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while sable antelope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	sable antelope
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Hippotragus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Hippotragus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and sable antelope share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

sable antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	sable antelope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sable antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.