Fuzzy flatsedge vs Guam Flying Fox

Cyperus pilosus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Fuzzy flatsedge is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	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	Cyperus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Guam Flying Fox
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.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.