Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Delicate Horsetail

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Equisetum
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.