Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Starfruit

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Damasonium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.