Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Little Tube-nosed Bat

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Murina aurata

Key Differences

  • Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Little Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Little Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same Chiroptera (Bats) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae
Genus Idionycteris Murina
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Murina aurata

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Big-eared Bat and Little Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Little Tube-nosed Bat
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 Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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 Tube-nosed Bat

No description available.

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