Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Woolly Tooth

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Idionycteris	Phellodon
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.