Large Japanese Mole vs Sacatrapo

Mogera wogura compared with Caperonia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Mogera	Caperonia
Species	Mogera wogura	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).