Large Japanese Mole vs Quito-orange

Mogera wogura compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Mogera	Solanum
Species	Mogera wogura	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).