Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Three-lined Soldier

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Oxycera
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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