Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs water dock

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Rumex
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).