Desert Long-eared Bat vs giant flat sedge

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Cyperus giganteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	giant flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Otonycteris	Cyperus
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Cyperus giganteus

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

giant flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	giant flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

giant flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.