Gray Alder vs Large Japanese Mole

Alnus incana compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Alder	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Betulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Alnus	Mogera
Species	Alnus incana	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Gray Alder

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.