Large Japanese Mole vs Lead-Coloured Sedge

Mogera wogura compared with Carex livida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Lead-Coloured Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Mogera	Carex
Species	Mogera wogura	Carex livida

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lead-Coloured Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Lead-Coloured Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lead-Coloured Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).