Bladder Sedge vs Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Carex vesicaria compared with Harpiocephalus harpia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Sedge	Lesser Hairy-winged 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	Harpiocephalus
Species	Carex vesicaria	Harpiocephalus harpia

Conservation Status

Bladder Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Sedge	Lesser Hairy-winged 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).

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.