arctic-alpine fleabane vs Large Japanese Mole

Erigeron humilis compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• arctic-alpine fleabane is Near Threatened while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic-alpine fleabane	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Erigeron	Mogera
Species	Erigeron humilis	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

arctic-alpine fleabane

NT — Near Threatened

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic-alpine fleabane	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic-alpine fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic-alpine fleabane

The Arctic-alpine fleabane (Erigeron humilis) is a species in the genus Erigeron. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.