Large Japanese Mole vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Mogera wogura compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Talpidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Mogera	Sepia
Species	Mogera wogura	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Mole and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish