Large Japanese Mole vs Redbox

Mogera wogura compared with Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Redbox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Redbox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Mogera	Eucalyptus
Species	Mogera wogura	Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Redbox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Redbox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redbox

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Rwanda), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.