Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Soapberry

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Sapindus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).