Large Japanese Mole vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Mogera wogura compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Talpidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Mogera	Usnea
Species	Mogera wogura	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Pitted Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.