Large Japanese Mole vs Painted Suillus

Mogera wogura compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Talpidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Mogera	Suillus
Species	Mogera wogura	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.