Crested Oval Sedge vs Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Carex cristatella compared with Platyrrhinus incarum

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Incan Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Incan Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Carex	Platyrrhinus
Species	Carex cristatella	Platyrrhinus incarum

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Incan Broad-nosed 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.

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.