Large Japanese Mole vs Red Balau

Mogera wogura compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Mogera	Shorea
Species	Mogera wogura	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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