Bahiagrass vs Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Paspalum notatum compared with Rhinolophus osgoodi

Key Differences

• Bahiagrass is Not Evaluated while Osgood's Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bahiagrass	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Paspalum	Rhinolophus
Species	Paspalum notatum	Rhinolophus osgoodi

Conservation Status

Bahiagrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bahiagrass	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bahiagrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Belgium, Greece, Portugal), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bahiagrass

The Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) is a species in the genus Paspalum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.