Large Japanese Mole vs Spruce Tooth

Mogera wogura compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Mogera	Phellodon
Species	Mogera wogura	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.