Large Japanese Mole vs Mottled Purple

Mogera wogura compared with Eriocrania sparrmannella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Mottled Purple
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Eriocraniidae
Genus	Mogera	Eriocrania
Species	Mogera wogura	Eriocrania sparrmannella

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Mottled Purple share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Purple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Mottled Purple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Purple

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.