Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Sallow Pigmy

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Stigmella salicis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Sallow Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Stigmella
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Stigmella salicis

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Sallow Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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