Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Quill Lichen

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Cladonia amaurocraea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Quill Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Cladonia
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Cladonia amaurocraea

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Quill Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quill Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.