Large Japanese Mole vs large painted-lady

Mogera wogura compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Mogera	Gladiolus
Species	Mogera wogura	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).