Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Sedge

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Carex vacillans

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	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	Carex
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Carex vacillans

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	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.

Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.