Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Water Fig

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Ficus verruculosa

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Water Fig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Moraceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Ficus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Water Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.