Large Japanese Mole vs Oriental alder

Mogera wogura compared with Alnus orientalis

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Oriental alder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Oriental alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Mogera	Alnus
Species	Mogera wogura	Alnus orientalis

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Oriental alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental alder

Habitat

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