Bicknell'S Sedge vs Eastern Mole

Carex bicknellii compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Bicknell'S Sedge is Extinct while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicknell'S 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 bicknellii	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bicknell'S Sedge

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicknell'S Sedge	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicknell'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bicknell'S Sedge

The Bicknell'S Sedge (Carex bicknellii) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.