Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Bell-Bean

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Vicia faba

Key Differences

  • Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Bell-Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Bell-Bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Vespertilionidae Fabaceae
Genus Idionycteris Vicia
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Vicia faba

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bell-Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Bell-Bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bell-Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Chad, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (5 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Bell-Bean

The Bell-Bean (Vicia faba) is a species in the genus Vicia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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