Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Sucking louse

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Polyplax spinulosa

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Sucking louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Sucking louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polyplacidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Polyplax
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Polyplax spinulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sucking louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sucking louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (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.