Large Japanese Mole vs Shoebutton

Mogera wogura compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Mogera	Ardisia
Species	Mogera wogura	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).