Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Hispid starbur

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Acanthospermum hispidum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Hispid starbur
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	Acanthospermum
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Acanthospermum hispidum

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hispid starbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hispid starbur

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, 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.