Large Japanese Mole vs Taiga tick

Mogera wogura compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Talpidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Mogera	Ixodes
Species	Mogera wogura	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.