Large Japanese Mole vs Tree Heath

Mogera wogura compared with Erica arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Tree Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Mogera	Erica
Species	Mogera wogura	Erica arborea

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Tree Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Tree Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).