Dioecious Sedge vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Carex sterilis compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dioecious Sedge	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Carex	Saccopteryx
Species	Carex sterilis	Saccopteryx leptura

Conservation Status

Dioecious Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dioecious Sedge	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dioecious Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.