Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Fern Palm

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Cycas
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), 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.