Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Manatee Grass

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Syringodium filiforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Manatee Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Syringodium
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Syringodium filiforme

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.