Button Sedge vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Carex bullata compared with Natalus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Mexican Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Mexican Funnel-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	Natalidae
Genus	Carex	Natalus
Species	Carex bullata	Natalus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Mexican Funnel-eared 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.

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.