Bicknell'S Sedge vs Pacific Flying Fox

Carex bicknellii compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Bicknell'S Sedge is Extinct while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicknell'S Sedge	Pacific Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carex bicknellii	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Bicknell'S Sedge

EX — Extinct

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicknell'S Sedge	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicknell'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bicknell'S Sedge

The Bicknell'S Sedge (Carex bicknellii) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.