Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Rat tail grass

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Sporobolus elongatus

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Rat tail grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Rat tail grass
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	Sporobolus
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Sporobolus elongatus

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rat tail grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Rat tail grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rat tail grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu).

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.