Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Water yam

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

  • Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Decken's Horseshoe Bat Water yam
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family Rhinolophidae Dioscoreaceae
Genus Rhinolophus Dioscorea
Species Rhinolophus deckenii Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

No description available.

Water yam

No description available.

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