Large Japanese Mole vs potato aphid

Mogera wogura compared with Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while potato aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	potato aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Talpidae	Aphididae
Genus	Mogera	Macrosiphum
Species	Mogera wogura	Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

potato aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	potato aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

potato aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (35 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).