Grass vs Large Japanese Mole

Eriochloa procera compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Eriochloa	Mogera
Species	Eriochloa procera	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.