Dwarf Flying Fox vs swamp flat sedge

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Cyperus ligularis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while swamp flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	swamp flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyperus
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Cyperus ligularis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

swamp flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	swamp flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

swamp flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).