Follicle Sedge vs Great Flying Fox

Carex folliculata compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Follicle Sedge	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carex folliculata	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Follicle Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Follicle Sedge	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Follicle Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.