Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Straw-colored Sylph

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Macrothemis
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Straw-colored Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.