Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Black Carpenter Ant

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Black Carpenter Ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Black Carpenter Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Formicidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Camponotus
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Carpenter Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Black Carpenter Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Carpenter Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.

Black Carpenter Ant

The Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) is a species in the genus Camponotus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Sweden and United States.