Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Bladder Fern

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Cystopteris
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.