Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Papyrus

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Papyrus
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Poales (Grasses)
Family Vespertilionidae Cyperaceae
Genus Idionycteris Cyperus
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.

Papyrus

No description available.

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