Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Chestnut-breasted Munia

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Lonchura castaneothorax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Chestnut-breasted Munia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Estrildidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Lonchura
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Lonchura castaneothorax

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Big-eared Bat and Chestnut-breasted Munia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-breasted Munia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Chestnut-breasted Munia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-breasted Munia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Norway, United Kingdom, and Vanuatu.

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.

Chestnut-breasted Munia

The Chestnut-breasted Munia (Lonchura castaneothorax) is a species in the genus Lonchura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.