Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Spot-tailed Dasher

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Micrathyria aequalis

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Spot-tailed Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Spot-tailed Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Micrathyria
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Micrathyria aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Spot-tailed Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Spot-tailed Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Spot-tailed Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spot-tailed Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.