Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Sacatrapo

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Caperonia palustris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Caperonia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).