Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Bearded Stonewort

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Chara canescens

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Bearded Stonewort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Bearded Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Characeae
Genus	Idionycteris	Chara
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Chara canescens

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bearded Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Bearded Stonewort

The Bearded Stonewort (Chara canescens) is a species in the genus Chara. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.