Large Japanese Mole vs Variable Chafer

Mogera wogura compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Mogera	Gnorimus
Species	Mogera wogura	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.