Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Silver wattle

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Silver wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Acacia
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).