Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Shoebutton

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Ardisia
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.