Button Sedge vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Carex bullata compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• Button Sedge is Data Deficient while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Sedge	Hottentot 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 bullata	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Button Sedge

DD — Data Deficient

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Sedge	Hottentot Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Sedge

The Button Sedge (Carex bullata) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.