Eastern Mole vs Hoppner's Sedge

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Carex subspathacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Hoppner's 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 subspathacea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hoppner's Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Hoppner's Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hoppner's Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.