Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Leopard Earthball

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Scleroderma
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.