Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Guatemalan Grass

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Tripsacum andersonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Guatemalan Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Idionycteris	Tripsacum
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Tripsacum andersonii

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guatemalan Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guatemalan Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar) and South America (4 countries).

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.