Large Japanese Mole vs white root-mealybug

Mogera wogura compared with Rhizoecus albidus

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while white root-mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	white root-mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Talpidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Mogera	Rhizoecus
Species	Mogera wogura	Rhizoecus albidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and white root-mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

white root-mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	white root-mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white root-mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.