Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Mertens' sedge

Sturnira luisi compared with Carex mertensii

Key Differences

• Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Mertens' sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Luis's Yellow-shouldered 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	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Carex
Species	Sturnira luisi	Carex mertensii

Conservation Status

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mertens' sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mertens' sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mertens' sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.