Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Spinose Thyme-Moss

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Mnium spinosum

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Spinose Thyme-Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Spinose Thyme-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Mniaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Mnium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Mnium spinosum

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Spinose Thyme-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Spinose Thyme-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spinose Thyme-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.