Large Japanese Mole vs Silent Firefly

Mogera wogura compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Mogera	Photinus
Species	Mogera wogura	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.