Large Japanese Mole vs Veatch's dodder

Mogera wogura compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Mogera	Cuscuta
Species	Mogera wogura	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Veatch's dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

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