Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Spiny restharrow

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Ononis spinosa

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Spiny restharrow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Spiny restharrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Ononis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Ononis spinosa

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Spiny restharrow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.