Large Japanese Mole vs Squirrel Corn

Mogera wogura compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Mogera	Dicentra
Species	Mogera wogura	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.