Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Mountain Plume

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Mountain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Idionycteris	Stenoptilia
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.