Large Japanese Mole vs Orange Tooth

Mogera wogura compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Mogera	Hydnellum
Species	Mogera wogura	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.