Grass-like sedge vs Large Japanese Mole

Carex panicea compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-like 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 panicea	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Grass-like sedge

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-like sedge	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-like sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.