Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs dense flat sedge

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Cyperus congestus

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while dense flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	dense flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Cyperus
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Cyperus congestus

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

dense flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	dense flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

dense flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

The Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops laticaudatus) is a species in the genus Nyctinomops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.