Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Alpine Widow

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Dingana alticola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Alpine Widow
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Vespertilionidae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Idionycteris Dingana
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Dingana alticola

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Big-eared Bat and Alpine Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Alpine Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Alpine Widow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Allen's Big-eared Bat

The Allen's Big-eared Bat (Idionycteris phyllotis) is a species in the genus Idionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Widow

The Alpine Widow (Dingana alticola) is a species in the genus Dingana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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