Allen's Big-eared Bat vs pignut

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Mesosphaerum
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.