Jumping cholla vs Large Japanese Mole

Cylindropuntia fulgida compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jumping cholla	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cactaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cylindropuntia	Mogera
Species	Cylindropuntia fulgida	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.