Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Mertens' sedge

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Carex mertensii

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Mertens' sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Mertens' sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Carex
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Carex mertensii

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mertens' sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Mertens' sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mertens' sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.