Large Japanese Mole vs Oriental asperula

Mogera wogura compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Mogera	Asperula
Species	Mogera wogura	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).