Few-Ribbed Sedge vs Large Japanese Mole

Carex lenticularis compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Few-Ribbed 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 lenticularis	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Few-Ribbed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Few-Ribbed Sedge	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Few-Ribbed Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.