Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Violet Black-legged

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Dioctria atricapilla

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Violet Black-legged is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Violet Black-legged
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asilidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Dioctria
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Dioctria atricapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Black-legged

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Violet Black-legged
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Black-legged

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.