Greater Straw Sedge vs Iberian Mole

Carex normalis compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Straw Sedge	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	Carex	Talpa
Species	Carex normalis	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Greater Straw Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Straw Sedge	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.