Large Japanese Mole vs Malayan porcupine

Mogera wogura compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Talpidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Mogera	Hystrix
Species	Mogera wogura	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.