Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Carex laevivaginata

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox 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 laevivaginata

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.