Flat-Leaved Bladderwort vs Large Japanese Mole

Utricularia intermedia compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Flat-Leaved Bladderwort is Critically Endangered while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lentibulariaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Utricularia	Mogera
Species	Utricularia intermedia	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.