Crested Oval Sedge vs Dusky Flying Fox

Carex cristatella compared with Pteropus brunneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carex cristatella	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.