Marmelos vs Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Aegle marmelos compared with Rhinolophus sinicus

Key Differences

Marmelos is Near Threatened while Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmelos	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Rutaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Aegle	Rhinolophus
Species	Aegle marmelos	Rhinolophus sinicus

Conservation Status

Marmelos

NT — Near Threatened

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmelos	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marmelos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marmelos

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.