Blunt Spikerush vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Eleocharis obtusa compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Spikerush	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eleocharis	Lonchophylla
Species	Eleocharis obtusa	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

Blunt Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Spikerush	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Spikerush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Italy, Portugal, and United States.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Blunt Spikerush

The Blunt Spikerush (Eleocharis obtusa) is a species in the genus Eleocharis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.