Broom Sedge vs Eastern Mole

Carex scoparia compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broom 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 scoparia	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Broom Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broom Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broom Sedge

The Broom Sedge (Carex scoparia) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, and United States.