Fuzzy flatsedge vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Cyperus pilosus compared with Sturnira giannae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered 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	Cyperus	Sturnira
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and United States.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.