Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat vs

Rhinolophus euryale compared with Sphingomonas panni

Key Differences

• Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Sphingomonas
Species	Rhinolophus euryale	Sphingomonas panni

Conservation Status

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingomonas panni is a yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first isolated from a nylon-degrading environment. It inhabits industrial and contaminated soil environments where synthetic polymers may be present. This bacterium degrades nylon oligomers and participates in the breakdown of synthetic organic compounds.