chestnut rush vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Juncus castaneus compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut rush	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juncaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Juncus	Lonchophylla
Species	Juncus castaneus	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

chestnut rush

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut rush	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

chestnut rush

The chestnut rush (Juncus castaneus) is a species in the genus Juncus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.