Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Tome's spiny rat

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Proechimys
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Big-eared Bat and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.