Eastern Mole vs Fuzzy flatsedge

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cyperus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fuzzy flatsedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cyperus pilosus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fuzzy flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and United States.