Large Japanese Mole vs Waved Pincertail

Mogera wogura compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Talpidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Mogera	Onychogomphus
Species	Mogera wogura	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.