Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Carex retrorsa compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Gray-headed 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 retrorsa	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.