Large Japanese Mole vs Olive Wax Cap

Mogera wogura compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Mogera	Hygrophorus
Species	Mogera wogura	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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