Orange-throated Bat vs Roadside flatsedge

Lampronycteris brachyotis compared with Cyperus sphacelatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-throated Bat	Roadside flatsedge
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	Lampronycteris	Cyperus
Species	Lampronycteris brachyotis	Cyperus sphacelatus

Conservation Status

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roadside flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-throated Bat	Roadside flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Roadside flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).