False Serotine Bat vs Mertens' sedge

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Carex mertensii

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Mertens' sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Mertens' sedge
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	Hesperoptenus	Carex
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Carex mertensii

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mertens' sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Mertens' sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mertens' sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.