Back'S Sedge vs Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Carex backii compared with Scotonycteris bergmansi

Key Differences

  • Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Back'S Sedge Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Cyperaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Carex Scotonycteris
Species Carex backii Scotonycteris bergmansi

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Back'S Sedge Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Back'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Back'S Sedge

The Back'S Sedge (Carex backii) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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