Allen's Big-eared Bat vs floating crystalwort

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Riccia
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.