Brown Beak-Sedge vs Eastern Mole

Rhynchospora fusca compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Brown Beak-Sedge is Vulnerable while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Beak-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	Rhynchospora	Scalopus
Species	Rhynchospora fusca	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Brown Beak-Sedge

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Beak-Sedge	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Beak-Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Beak-Sedge

The Brown Beak-Sedge (Rhynchospora fusca) is a species in the genus Rhynchospora. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.