Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Tall Melilot

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Melilotus altissimus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Tall Melilot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Tall Melilot
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	Melilotus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).