Large Japanese Mole vs spurred threadwort

Mogera wogura compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Mogera	Cephaloziella
Species	Mogera wogura	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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