Desert Long-eared Bat vs Ross Sedge

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Carex rossii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Ross 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	Carex
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Carex rossii

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ross Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Ross Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ross Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.