Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Beach-Heath

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Hudsonia tomentosa

Key Differences

  • Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Beach-Heath
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Vespertilionidae Cistaceae
Genus Idionycteris Hudsonia
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Hudsonia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Beach-Heath
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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