Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Red ginger

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Alpinia
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.