Browned Sedge vs Desert Long-eared Bat

Carex adusta compared with Otonycteris hemprichii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Browned 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 adusta	Otonycteris hemprichii

Conservation Status

Browned Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Browned 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.

Browned Sedge

The Browned Sedge (Carex adusta) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Canada and United States. As a member of the Carex genus, this species contributes to biodiversity in its native range.