Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Cheeseweed mallow

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Malva parviflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Cheeseweed mallow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Vespertilionidae Malvaceae
Genus Idionycteris Malva
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Malva parviflora

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cheeseweed mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Cheeseweed mallow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cheeseweed mallow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (7 countries).

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.

Cheeseweed mallow

The Cheeseweed mallow (Malva parviflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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