Large Japanese Mole vs Wild Lettuce

Mogera wogura compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mogera	Lactuca
Species	Mogera wogura	Lactuca quercina

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.