False Serotine Bat vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Carex laevivaginata

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox 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 laevivaginata

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.