Large Japanese Mole vs Red flour beetle

Mogera wogura compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Mogera	Tribolium
Species	Mogera wogura	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).