Button Sedge vs Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Carex bullata compared with Mormopterus jugularis

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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	Mormopterus
Species	Carex bullata	Mormopterus jugularis

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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.

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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.