Large Japanese Mole vs Spotted Shoot Moth

Mogera wogura compared with Rhyacionia pinivorana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Spotted Shoot Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Mogera	Rhyacionia
Species	Mogera wogura	Rhyacionia pinivorana

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Spotted Shoot Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Shoot Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Spotted Shoot Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Shoot Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.