Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Elktoe

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Alasmidonta marginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Elktoe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Unionidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Alasmidonta
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Alasmidonta marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elktoe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elktoe

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.