Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Variable flatsedge

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Cyperus
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).