Large Japanese Mole vs Pitpat

Mogera wogura compared with Pittosporum patulum

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Pitpat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Pitpat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Talpidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Mogera	Pittosporum
Species	Mogera wogura	Pittosporum patulum

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pitpat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Pitpat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitpat

Habitat

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