Bladder Sedge vs Eastern Red Bat

Carex vesicaria compared with Lasiurus borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Sedge	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carex	Lasiurus
Species	Carex vesicaria	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Bladder Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Sedge	Eastern Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladder Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Bladder Sedge

The Bladder Sedge (Carex vesicaria) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.