Large Japanese Mole vs Long-eared Owl

Mogera wogura compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Talpidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Mogera	Asio
Species	Mogera wogura	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Long-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Long-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List. Insufficient data available to assess extinction risk. Further research and field surveys are needed.