Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Toad's Ear

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Otidea bufonia

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Toad's Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Otidea
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.