Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge vs Iberian Mole

Carex retrorsa compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deflexed Bottlebrush 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 retrorsa	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deflexed Bottlebrush 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.