black alpine sedge vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Carex atrata compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• black alpine sedge is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black alpine sedge	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cyperaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Carex	Amblysomus
Species	Carex atrata	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

black alpine sedge

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black alpine sedge	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black alpine sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black alpine sedge

The Black alpine sedge (Carex atrata) 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.