Bracted Sedge vs Desert Long-eared Bat

Carex radiata compared with Otonycteris hemprichii

Key Differences

• Bracted Sedge is Not Evaluated while Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bracted Sedge	Desert Long-eared 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	Otonycteris
Species	Carex radiata	Otonycteris hemprichii

Conservation Status

Bracted Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bracted Sedge	Desert Long-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bracted Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bracted Sedge

The Bracted sedge (Carex radiata) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It is found in Canada and United States.