Common Cardinal vs Large Japanese Mole

Cardinalis cardinalis compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cardinal	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cardinalidae	Talpidae
Genus	Cardinalis	Mogera
Species	Cardinalis cardinalis	Mogera wogura

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Cardinal and Large Japanese Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cardinal	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Cardinal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Cardinal

Common Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.