African-Spinach vs Large Japanese Mole

Amaranthus cruentus compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• African-Spinach is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African-Spinach	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Mogera
Species	Amaranthus cruentus	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

African-Spinach

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African-Spinach	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African-Spinach

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea), Asia (8 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African-Spinach

The African-Spinach (Amaranthus cruentus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.