Beaked Sedge vs Large Japanese Mole

Carex rostrata compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beaked Sedge Large Japanese 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 Mogera
Species Carex rostrata Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Beaked Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beaked Sedge Large Japanese Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Sedge

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

Large Japanese Mole

No description available.

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