Large Japanese Mole vs scurvy-grass

Mogera wogura compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while scurvy-grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	scurvy-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Talpidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Mogera	Cochlearia
Species	Mogera wogura	Cochlearia officinalis

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	scurvy-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scurvy-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.