Flats Silkypuff vs Large Japanese Mole

Diastella proteoides compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Flats Silkypuff is Endangered while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flats Silkypuff	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Proteaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Diastella	Mogera
Species	Diastella proteoides	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flats Silkypuff	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.