Allen's Big-eared Bat vs heath rush

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Juncus squarrosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	heath rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Juncus
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Juncus squarrosus

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

heath rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

heath rush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.