Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat vs Stinking chamomile

Rhinolophus maclaudi compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Anthemis
Species	Rhinolophus maclaudi	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.