Handley's Nectar Bat vs Roadside flatsedge

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Cyperus sphacelatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Roadside flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Cyperus
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Cyperus sphacelatus

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roadside flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Roadside flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Roadside flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).