Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs smooth heliotrope

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Heliotropium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).