elegant spike-rush vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Eleocharis elegans compared with Carollia subrufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elegant spike-rush	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eleocharis	Carollia
Species	Eleocharis elegans	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elegant spike-rush	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.