Houghton'S Sedge vs Little Red Flying Fox

Carex houghtoniana compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Houghton'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Houghton'S Sedge	Little Red 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	Carex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carex houghtoniana	Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

Houghton'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Houghton'S Sedge	Little Red Flying Fox
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.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.