Eastern Mole vs few-flowered sedge

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Carex fuliginosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while few-flowered sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	few-flowered 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 fuliginosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

few-flowered sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	few-flowered sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

few-flowered sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.