Floating Bur-Reed vs Hairy Big-eyed Bat

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Chiroderma villosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Hairy Big-eyed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Typhaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sparganium	Chiroderma
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Chiroderma villosum

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Hairy Big-eyed 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.

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.