Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Asilidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Dioctria
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Small Yellow-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.