Large Japanese Mole vs Prickly Featherwort

Mogera wogura compared with Plagiochila spinulosa

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Prickly Featherwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Prickly Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Mogera	Plagiochila
Species	Mogera wogura	Plagiochila spinulosa

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Featherwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Prickly Featherwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.