Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Mammalia
      Order: Chiroptera
        Family: Vespertilionidae
          Genus: Idionycteris
            Species: phyllotis

Allen's Big-Eared Bat - Idionycteris phyllotis

Allen's Big-Eared Bat

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

310640

Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Dorsal pelage tawny brown, with hairs dark brown at the base; wings and membranes unfurred; white patches behind enormous ears; flap (lappet) projects forward from base of ear (Whitaker 1996).

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S3

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S3 Rank Changed: 10/23/2012
Rank Reviewed: 11/02/2012
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: Narrow to moderate. Range Extent: 20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Occurences: 6 - 20 Population Size: Unknown
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: N/A

State Status:

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM WATCH

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 27

Number of Mapped Locations: 42

Number of Observations: 108

Observation date range: 06-15-1960 to 06-28-2022


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