Murciélago-mula de Allen vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• Murciélago-mula de Allen is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murciélago-mula de Allen	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Halictidae
Genus	Idionycteris	Halictus
Species	Idionycteris phyllotis	Halictus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Murciélago-mula de Allen and Confusing Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Murciélago-mula de Allen

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Murciélago-mula de Allen	Confusing Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murciélago-mula de Allen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Murciélago-mula de Allen

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.