Large Japanese Mole vs Thatching grass

Mogera wogura compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mogera	Hyparrhenia
Species	Mogera wogura	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).