elk thistle vs Large Japanese Mole

Cirsium foliosum compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• elk thistle is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elk 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 foliosum	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

elk thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

elk thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.