Broad-Fruited Sedge vs Eastern Mole Vole

Carex tenera compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Broad-Fruited Sedge is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Fruited Sedge	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Carex	Ellobius
Species	Carex tenera	Ellobius tancrei

Conservation Status

Broad-Fruited Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Fruited Sedge	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Fruited Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-Fruited Sedge

The Broad-Fruited Sedge (Carex tenera) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.