alpine sedge vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Carex media compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine sedge	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cistugidae
Genus	Carex	Cistugo
Species	Carex media	Cistugo lesueuri

Conservation Status

alpine sedge

LC — Least Concern

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine sedge	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine sedge

The Alpine sedge (Carex media) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.