Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Pitted beardgrass

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Bothriochloa pertusa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Pitted beardgrass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Poales (Grasses)
Family Vespertilionidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Idionycteris Bothriochloa
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Bothriochloa pertusa

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Bhutan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Sweden), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Pitted beardgrass

No description available.

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