Broad-Fruited Sedge vs Lyles flying fox

Carex tenera compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Broad-Fruited Sedge is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Fruited Sedge	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carex tenera	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Broad-Fruited Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Fruited Sedge	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Fruited Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-Fruited Sedge

The Broad-Fruited Sedge (Carex tenera) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.