Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Splayed Deerfly

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Splayed Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Chrysops
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.