Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Spotted guitarfish

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Rhinobatos punctifer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Spotted guitarfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Rhinobatos
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Rhinobatos punctifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Spotted guitarfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Spotted guitarfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Spotted guitarfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted guitarfish