Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Louse

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Trichodectidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Bovicola
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).

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.