Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Chia

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Salvia hispanica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Chia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Salvia
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Salvia hispanica

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.