Grooved Cavalier vs Large Japanese Mole

Melanoleuca grammopodia compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved Cavalier	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Talpidae
Genus	Melanoleuca	Mogera
Species	Melanoleuca grammopodia	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Grooved Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grooved Cavalier

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.