Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Cape bugloss

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Anchusa capensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Cape bugloss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Anchusa
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Anchusa capensis

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cape bugloss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape bugloss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Namibia), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Cape bugloss

The Cape bugloss (Anchusa capensis) is a species in the genus Anchusa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.