flea sedge vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Carex pulicaris compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• flea sedge is Critically Endangered while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flea sedge	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Carex	Thyroptera
Species	Carex pulicaris	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

flea sedge

CR — Critically Endangered

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flea sedge	Peters's Disk-winged 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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.