Bentgrass vs Large Japanese Mole

Agrostis castellana compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Bentgrass is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bentgrass	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Agrostis	Mogera
Species	Agrostis castellana	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Bentgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bentgrass	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bentgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bentgrass

The Bentgrass (Agrostis castellana) is a species in the genus Agrostis. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.