Fringed Sedge vs Guam Flying Fox

Carex crinita compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Fringed Sedge is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Sedge	Guam 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 tokudae

Conservation Status

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Sedge	Guam 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.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.