elegant spike-rush vs Iberian Mole

Eleocharis elegans compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elegant spike-rush	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	Eleocharis	Talpa
Species	Eleocharis elegans	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elegant spike-rush	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.