Cord-Root Sedge vs Eastern Mole

Carex chordorrhiza compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cord-Root 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 chordorrhiza	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Cord-Root Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cord-Root Sedge	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cord-Root Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.