Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Shingle Flatsedge

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Shingle Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Shingle Flatsedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Shingle Flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).