Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Silverleaf Sunflower

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Helianthus argophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Silverleaf Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Idionycteris	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Helianthus argophyllus

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silverleaf Sunflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverleaf Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Mozambique, South Africa, and Tonga.

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.