Black Sedge vs Eastern Mole

Carex arctata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Black Sedge is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black 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 arctata	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Black Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sedge	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Sedge

The Black Sedge (Carex arctata) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.