Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Gray ironbark

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Eucalyptus paniculata

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Gray ironbark is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Gray ironbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Eucalyptus
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Eucalyptus paniculata

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray ironbark

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray ironbark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Thailand, Vietnam), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries). 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.