Blanford's Bat vs elongated sedge

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Carex elongata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	elongated sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Carex
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Carex elongata

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

elongated sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	elongated sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elongated sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Blanford's Bat

The Blanford's Bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species in the genus Hesperoptenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.