Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Shoebutton

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Ardisia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).