Large Japanese Mole vs Slingshot

Mogera wogura compared with Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Slingshot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Slingshot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mogera	Tabernaemontana
Species	Mogera wogura	Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Slingshot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slingshot

Habitat

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