Corn spurry vs Large Japanese Mole

Spergula arvensis compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Corn spurry Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Caryophyllaceae Talpidae
Genus Spergula Mogera
Species Spergula arvensis Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Corn spurry Large Japanese Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Corn spurry

No description available.

Large Japanese Mole

No description available.

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