Large Japanese Mole vs

Mogera wogura compared with Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Talpidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Mogera	Sphingobacterium
Species	Mogera wogura	Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium yamdrokense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative rod first described from Yamdrok Lake in Tibet, China. It inhabits high-altitude lacustrine sediments and cold, alkaline lake environments of the Tibetan Plateau. This aerobic chemoheterotroph is adapted to the extreme conditions of high-altitude saline lakes.