Fescue Oval Sedge vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Carex festucacea compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Fescue Oval Sedge is Extinct while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fescue Oval Sedge	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	Carex	Carollia
Species	Carex festucacea	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Fescue Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fescue Oval Sedge	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fescue Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.