Highwater Grass vs Large Japanese Mole

Sporobolus pumilus compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highwater 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	Sporobolus	Mogera
Species	Sporobolus pumilus	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highwater Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.