Large Japanese Mole vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Mogera wogura compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mogera	Cotoneaster
Species	Mogera wogura	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).