Allen's Big-eared Bat vs black-fruit cotoneaster

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Cotoneaster laxiflorus

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	black-fruit cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Idionycteris	Cotoneaster
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Cotoneaster laxiflorus

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	black-fruit cotoneaster
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-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. 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.

black-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.