Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Spanish Iris

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Iris xiphium

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Spanish Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Iris
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Spanish Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).