Large Japanese Mole vs water dock

Mogera wogura compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large Japanese Mole water dock
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Talpidae Polygonaceae
Genus Mogera Rumex
Species Mogera wogura Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large Japanese Mole water dock
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).

Large Japanese Mole

No description available.

water dock

No description available.

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