Large Japanese Mole vs Pigmy Skipper

Mogera wogura compared with Gegenes pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Pigmy Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Mogera	Gegenes
Species	Mogera wogura	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Pigmy Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).