Big Brown Bat vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Rhinolophus
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Rhinolophus deckenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Decken's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.