Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Sand Hickory

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Carya pallida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Sand Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Carya
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Carya pallida

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Sand Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Hickory

Habitat

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