Allen's Big-eared Bat vs mucronate screw moss

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Tortula mucronifolia

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while mucronate screw moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	mucronate screw moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Tortula
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Tortula mucronifolia

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

mucronate screw moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	mucronate screw moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mucronate screw moss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.