Floating Bur-Reed vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Typhaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Sparganium	Diclidurus
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Lesser Ghost 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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.