Crested Oval Sedge vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Carex cristatella compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carex	Chalinolobus
Species	Carex cristatella	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Long-tailed Wattled 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.

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.