Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats vs Variable flatsedge

Sturnira perla compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats	Variable 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	Sturnira	Cyperus
Species	Sturnira perla	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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).