Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat vs umkokolo

Rhinolophus maclaudi compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Dovyalis
Species	Rhinolophus maclaudi	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).