Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Feathertop

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Cenchrus longisetus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Feathertop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Idionycteris	Cenchrus
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Cenchrus longisetus

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Feathertop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Feathertop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.