Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Cowpea

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Vigna unguiculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Cowpea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Vigna
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Vigna unguiculata

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cowpea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cowpea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Croatia, Italy), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 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.