Elm-Leaf Spiraea vs Large Japanese Mole

Spiraea chamaedryfolia compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Elm-Leaf Spiraea is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm-Leaf Spiraea	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Spiraea	Mogera
Species	Spiraea chamaedryfolia	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm-Leaf Spiraea	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.