Papyrus vs Peking Myotis

Cyperus papyrus compared with Myotis pequinius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Papyrus	Peking Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cyperus	Myotis
Species	Cyperus papyrus	Myotis pequinius

Conservation Status

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Peking Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Papyrus	Peking Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).