Large Japanese Mole vs Northern Firefly

Mogera wogura compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Mogera	Pyractomena
Species	Mogera wogura	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.