Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Subterranean clover

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Trifolium
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.