Crested Oval Sedge vs Eastern Mole

Carex cristatella compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval 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 cristatella	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.