Malayan Free-tailed Bat vs Variable flatsedge

Mops mops compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Variable flatsedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Mops mops	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).