Eastern Mole vs Fescue Oval Sedge

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Carex festucacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fescue Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Carex
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Carex festucacea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fescue Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fescue Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.