Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Prickly Sedge

Thyroptera discifera compared with Carex spicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Prickly Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thyropteridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Carex
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Carex spicata

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Prickly Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Prickly Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).