Ferny Azolla vs Large Japanese Mole

Azolla pinnata compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ferny Azolla Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Salviniales (Salviniales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Salviniaceae Talpidae
Genus Azolla Mogera
Species Azolla pinnata Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ferny Azolla Large Japanese Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

Large Japanese Mole

No description available.

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