Large Japanese Mole vs Redclaw

Mogera wogura compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Talpidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Mogera	Cherax
Species	Mogera wogura	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).