Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Cape Pigweed

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Amaranthus capensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cape Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Cape Pigweed
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 Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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 Pigweed

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