Large Japanese Mole vs Square-spotted Clay

Mogera wogura compared with Xestia stigmatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Square-spotted Clay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Mogera	Xestia
Species	Mogera wogura	Xestia stigmatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Square-spotted Clay share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Square-spotted Clay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Square-spotted Clay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spotted Clay

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.