Large Japanese Mole vs Love Apple

Mogera wogura compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Talpidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Mogera	Paris
Species	Mogera wogura	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Love Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.