Fuzzy flatsedge vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Cyperus pilosus compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Fuzzy flatsedge is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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	Cyperus	Acerodon
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Golden-capped Fruit 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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.