Malayan Free-tailed Bat vs Mertens' sedge

Mops mops compared with Carex mertensii

Key Differences

• Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened while Mertens' sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Free-tailed 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	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Mops	Carex
Species	Mops mops	Carex mertensii

Conservation Status

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mertens' sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Mertens' sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Free-tailed 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.