Crested Oval Sedge vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Carex cristatella compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Gallagher's Free-tailed 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	Chaerephon
Species	Carex cristatella	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
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.

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.