Floating Bur-Reed vs Midas Free-tailed Bat

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Mops midas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Midas Free-tailed 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	Mops
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Mops midas

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Midas Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Midas Free-tailed 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.

Midas Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.