Crested Oval Sedge vs Iberian Mole

Carex cristatella compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Iberian 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	Talpa
Species	Carex cristatella	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Iberian 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.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.