Button Sedge vs Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Carex bullata compared with Harpiocephalus harpia

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Lesser Hairy-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Lesser Hairy-winged 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	Harpiocephalus
Species	Carex bullata	Harpiocephalus harpia

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Lesser Hairy-winged 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.

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.