Fly marsh elder vs Large Japanese Mole

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Iva	Mogera
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.