Fringed Sedge vs Great Flying Fox

Carex crinita compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed 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 crinita	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.