Large Japanese Mole vs Three-lined Soldier

Mogera wogura compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Mogera	Oxycera
Species	Mogera wogura	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.