Foxtail flatsedge vs Iberian Mole

Cyperus alopecuroides compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail flatsedge	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	Cyperus	Talpa
Species	Cyperus alopecuroides	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail flatsedge	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.