Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Square-spot Deerfly

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Chrysops viduatus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Square-spot Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Square-spot 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 viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.