Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Mehlkäfer

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Tenebrio molitor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Mehlkäfer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Tenebrio
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Tenebrio molitor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mehlkäfer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mehlkäfer

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.