Dentate Umbrella Sedge vs Gray Flying Fox

Cyperus dentatus compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Dentate Umbrella Sedge is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dentate Umbrella Sedge	Gray 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	Cyperus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cyperus dentatus	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Dentate Umbrella Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dentate Umbrella Sedge	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dentate Umbrella Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.