Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Mormoops
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.