Eastern Red Bat vs Roadside flatsedge

Lasiurus borealis compared with Cyperus sphacelatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Roadside flatsedge
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	Lasiurus	Cyperus
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Cyperus sphacelatus

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roadside flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Roadside flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Roadside flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).