Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Smooth Stonewort

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Nitella flexilis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Smooth Stonewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Characeae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Nitella
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.