Downy Lettuce vs Large Japanese Mole

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	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	Lactuca	Mogera
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.