Houghton'S Sedge vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Carex houghtoniana compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Houghton'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Houghton'S Sedge	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Carex	Diclidurus
Species	Carex houghtoniana	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Houghton'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Houghton'S Sedge	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Houghton'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.