Awned Sedge vs Eastern Mole

Carex atherodes compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Awned Sedge is Vulnerable while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awned 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 atherodes	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Awned Sedge

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awned Sedge	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Awned Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Awned Sedge

The Awned Sedge (Carex atherodes) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.