Large Japanese Mole vs Murex

Mogera wogura compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mogera	Medicago
Species	Mogera wogura	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).