few-flowered sedge vs Large Japanese Mole

Carex fuliginosa compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	few-flowered sedge	Large Japanese 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	Carex	Mogera
Species	Carex fuliginosa	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

few-flowered sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.