Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Delayed Photinus Firefly

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Photinus ignitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Delayed Photinus Firefly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Vespertilionidae Lampyridae
Genus Idionycteris Photinus
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Photinus ignitus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Big-eared Bat and Delayed Photinus Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Delayed Photinus Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Delayed Photinus Firefly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delayed Photinus Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Delayed Photinus Firefly

No description available.

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