Bladder Sedge vs Greater Naked Bat

Carex vesicaria compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Sedge	Greater Naked 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	Cheiromeles
Species	Carex vesicaria	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Bladder Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Sedge	Greater Naked 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).

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.