Large Japanese Mole vs White Cheese Polypore

Mogera wogura compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Talpidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Mogera	Tyromyces
Species	Mogera wogura	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.