Devil's Bit vs Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Rhinolophus osgoodi

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Osgood's Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Acanthaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Ruellia	Rhinolophus
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Rhinolophus osgoodi

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).