Lance-Leaf Moonwort vs Large Japanese Mole

Botrychium lanceolatum compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lance-Leaf Moonwort	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Botrychium	Mogera
Species	Botrychium lanceolatum	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lance-Leaf Moonwort	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.