Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Squash / Pumpkin

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Cucurbita
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).