Large Japanese Mole vs Obscure Drill

Mogera wogura compared with Dichrorampha aeratana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Obscure Drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Mogera	Dichrorampha
Species	Mogera wogura	Dichrorampha aeratana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Obscure Drill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.