Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Little Gray Firefly

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Photinus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Vespertilionidae Lampyridae
Genus Idionycteris Photinus
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Big-eared Bat and Little Gray Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Little Gray Firefly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

Little Gray Firefly

No description available.

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