Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Buckwheat

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Fagopyrum esculentum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Buckwheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Fagopyrum
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Fagopyrum esculentum

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Buckwheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckwheat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Buckwheat

The Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a species in the genus Fagopyrum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.