Floating Bur-Reed vs Handley's Red Bat

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Handley's Red Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Typhaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sparganium	Lasiurus
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Lasiurus atratus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Handley's Red 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.

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.