Beech Wood Sedge vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Carex laxiflora compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

• Beech Wood Sedge is Not Evaluated while Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Wood Sedge	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Carex	Molossus
Species	Carex laxiflora	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Beech Wood Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Wood Sedge	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Wood Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Beech Wood Sedge

The Beech Wood Sedge (Carex laxiflora) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Carex laxiflora.