Crested Oval Sedge vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Carex cristatella compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
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	Cynopterus
Species	Carex cristatella	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.