Large Japanese Mole vs Roman nettle

Mogera wogura compared with Urtica pilulifera

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Roman nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Roman nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Mogera	Urtica
Species	Mogera wogura	Urtica pilulifera

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Roman nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Roman nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roman nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).