Large Japanese Mole vs Southern Dwarf

Mogera wogura compared with Elachista stabilella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Southern Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Mogera	Elachista
Species	Mogera wogura	Elachista stabilella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Southern Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Southern Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.