Beach Pea vs Greater Chinese Mole

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Euroscaptor
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.