Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs stipular flapwort

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Harpanthus scutatus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while stipular flapwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	stipular flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Harpanthaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Harpanthus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Harpanthus scutatus

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

stipular flapwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

stipular flapwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.