Fringed Sedge vs Orange-throated Bat

Carex crinita compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Sedge	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Carex	Lampronycteris
Species	Carex crinita	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Sedge	Orange-throated Bat
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.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.