Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Jointed Flatsedge

Cormura brevirostris compared with Cyperus articulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Jointed Flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cormura	Cyperus
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Cyperus articulatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Jointed Flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Jointed Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.