vs Large Japanese Mole

Gomphonema sphenovertex compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cymbellales (Cymbellales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gomphonemataceae	Talpidae
Genus	Gomphonema	Mogera
Species	Gomphonema sphenovertex	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gomphonema sphenovertex is a freshwater diatom in the family Gomphonemataceae, distinguished by its wedge-shaped valve with a swollen apical region. It is found in benthic and epiphytic communities of streams and rivers.