Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Sphecid wasp

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Ectemnius cephalotes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Sphecid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Crabronidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Ectemnius
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Ectemnius cephalotes

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Big-eared Bat and Sphecid wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sphecid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sphecid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.