Large Japanese Mole vs Pill Beetle

Mogera wogura compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Mogera	Byrrhus
Species	Mogera wogura	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Pill Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.