Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Southern Cut Grass

Mops nanulus compared with Leersia hexandra

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Southern Cut Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Southern Cut Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mops	Leersia
Species	Mops nanulus	Leersia hexandra

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Cut Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Southern Cut Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Cut Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Haiti), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).