Cryptic Wood White vs Large Japanese Mole

Leptidea juvernica compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cryptic Wood White	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pieridae	Talpidae
Genus	Leptidea	Mogera
Species	Leptidea juvernica	Mogera wogura

Evolutionary Relationship

Cryptic Wood White and Large Japanese Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cryptic Wood White

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cryptic Wood White	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cryptic Wood White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.