Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Scuttle fly

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Phoridae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Megaselia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).