Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Fescue Oval Sedge

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Carex festucacea

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Fescue Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Fescue Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Carex
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Carex festucacea

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fescue Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Fescue Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fescue Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.