Allen's Big-eared Bat vs False heather

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Cuphea hyssopifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	False heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Cuphea
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Cuphea hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

False heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False heather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.