Large Japanese Mole vs Nightshade

Mogera wogura compared with Solanum umbellatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Mogera	Solanum
Species	Mogera wogura	Solanum umbellatum

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and United States.