Button Sedge vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Carex bullata compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Carex	Chaerephon
Species	Carex bullata	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Sedge

The Button Sedge (Carex bullata) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.