Diffuse knapweed vs Large Japanese Mole

Centaurea diffusa compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Diffuse knapweed is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diffuse knapweed	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Centaurea	Mogera
Species	Centaurea diffusa	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Diffuse knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diffuse knapweed	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diffuse knapweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.