deadly nightshade vs Large Japanese Mole

Atropa belladonna compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• deadly nightshade is Near Threatened while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	deadly nightshade	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Solanaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Atropa	Mogera
Species	Atropa belladonna	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	deadly nightshade	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.