Large Japanese Mole vs Taypau

Mogera wogura compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Mogera	Homalium
Species	Mogera wogura	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Taypau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

Habitat

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