flea sedge vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Carex pulicaris compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flea sedge	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carex	Chalinolobus
Species	Carex pulicaris	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

flea sedge

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flea sedge	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flea sedge

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.