Bristle-Stalked Sedge vs Fringed Myotis

Carex leptalea compared with Myotis thysanodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bristle-Stalked Sedge	Fringed Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Carex leptalea	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Bristle-Stalked Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bristle-Stalked Sedge	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bristle-Stalked Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bristle-Stalked Sedge

The Bristle-Stalked Sedge (Carex leptalea) 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.