Brown eagle-ray vs Variable flatsedge

Aetomylaeus milvus compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Brown eagle-ray is Endangered while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown eagle-ray	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Myliobatiformes (매가오리목)	Poales (벼목)
Family	Myliobatidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aetomylaeus	Cyperus
Species	Aetomylaeus milvus	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Brown eagle-ray

EN — Endangered

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown eagle-ray	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown eagle-ray

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Brown eagle-ray

The Brown Eagle-ray (Aetomylaeus milvus) is a species in the genus Aetomylaeus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan