Alpine Totara vs Large Japanese Mole

Podocarpus nivalis compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Totara	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Podocarpaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Podocarpus	Mogera
Species	Podocarpus nivalis	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Alpine Totara

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Totara	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Totara

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Totara

The Alpine Totara (Podocarpus nivalis) is a species in the genus Podocarpus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.