Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Arrowroot

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Maranta arundinacea

Key Differences

Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Arrowroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Marantaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Maranta
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Maranta arundinacea

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.