Large Japanese Mole vs Mercuryweed

Mogera wogura compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Mercuryweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Mercuryweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Mogera	Acalypha
Species	Mogera wogura	Acalypha virginica

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Mercuryweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).