Chamisso's sedge vs Eastern Mole

Carex pachystachya compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Chamisso's sedge is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chamisso's 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 pachystachya	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Chamisso's sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chamisso's sedge	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chamisso's sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chamisso's sedge

The Chamisso's sedge (Carex pachystachya) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.