Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Long Skimmer

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Long Skimmer
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Vespertilionidae Libellulidae
Genus Idionycteris Orthetrum
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Long Skimmer
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Long Skimmer

No description available.

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