Large Japanese Mole vs Streamside Swordfern

Mogera wogura compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Mogera	Nephrolepis
Species	Mogera wogura	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.