Ferruginous Duck vs Large Japanese Mole

Aythya nyroca compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Ferruginous Duck is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferruginous Duck	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Anatidae	Talpidae
Genus	Aythya	Mogera
Species	Aythya nyroca	Mogera wogura

Evolutionary Relationship

Ferruginous Duck and Large Japanese Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ferruginous Duck

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferruginous Duck	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferruginous Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.