Beech Wood Sedge vs Broad-footed Mole

Carex laxiflora compared with Scapanus latimanus

Key Differences

• Beech Wood Sedge is Not Evaluated while Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Wood Sedge	Broad-footed 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	Scapanus
Species	Carex laxiflora	Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

Beech Wood Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Wood Sedge	Broad-footed Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Wood Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beech Wood Sedge

The Beech Wood Sedge (Carex laxiflora) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Carex laxiflora.

Broad-footed Mole

The Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species in the genus Scapanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.