Large Japanese Mole vs river moss

Mogera wogura compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Talpidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Mogera	Fontinalis
Species	Mogera wogura	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.