Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Sponge

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Cliona thoosina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Sponge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Clionaida (Clionaida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Clionaidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Cliona
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Cliona thoosina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sponge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.