Floating Bur-Reed vs Greater Naked Bat

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Typhaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Sparganium	Cheiromeles
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Greater Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.