Bald Spikerush vs Eastern Mole

Eleocharis erythropoda compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bald Spikerush	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	Eleocharis	Scalopus
Species	Eleocharis erythropoda	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bald Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bald Spikerush	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bald Spikerush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bald Spikerush

The Bald Spikerush (Eleocharis erythropoda) is a species in the genus Eleocharis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.