Hammer sedge vs Pale-faced Bat

Carex hirta compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hammer sedge	Pale-faced 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	Phylloderma
Species	Carex hirta	Phylloderma stenops

Conservation Status

Hammer sedge

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hammer sedge	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hammer sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.