alpine sedge vs Eastern Mole

Carex podocarpa compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• alpine sedge is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine sedge	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Carex	Scalopus
Species	Carex podocarpa	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

alpine sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine sedge	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine sedge

The Alpine sedge (Carex podocarpa) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Canada and Norway.