Large Japanese Mole vs mersawa

Mogera wogura compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Mogera	Anisoptera
Species	Mogera wogura	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

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