Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Firewheel

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Firewheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Idionycteris	Gaillardia
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Gaillardia pulchella

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firewheel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (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.