Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Small shell ginger

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Small shell 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 mutica

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Small shell 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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.