bamboo grass vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Paspalum fasciculatum compared with Chaerephon major

Key Differences

• bamboo grass is Not Evaluated while Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bamboo grass	Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Paspalum	Chaerephon
Species	Paspalum fasciculatum	Chaerephon major

Conservation Status

bamboo grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bamboo grass	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bamboo grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across North America (Trinidad and Tobago), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bamboo grass

The Bamboo grass (Paspalum fasciculatum) 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.