Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Chinaroot

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Dioscorea
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.