Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Mesquite

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Prosopis pallida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Mesquite
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Prosopis
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Prosopis pallida

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mesquite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mesquite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.