Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Fescue Oval Sedge

Mops nanulus compared with Carex festucacea

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Fescue Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Fescue Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Mops	Carex
Species	Mops nanulus	Carex festucacea

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fescue Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Fescue Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fescue Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.