Large Japanese Mole vs Lesser Scalewort

Mogera wogura compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Talpidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Mogera	Frullania
Species	Mogera wogura	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.