Large Japanese Mole vs Procumbent Cotoneaster

Mogera wogura compared with Cotoneaster prostratus

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Procumbent Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Procumbent Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mogera	Cotoneaster
Species	Mogera wogura	Cotoneaster prostratus

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Procumbent Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Procumbent Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Procumbent Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.