Allen's Big-eared Bat vs slender thistle

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	slender thistle
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	Carduus
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.