dwarf thistle vs Large Japanese Mole

Cirsium acaule compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• dwarf thistle is Near Threatened while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dwarf thistle	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	Cirsium	Mogera
Species	Cirsium acaule	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

dwarf thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dwarf thistle	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dwarf thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.