Large Japanese Mole vs Zipperback

Mogera wogura compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Mogera	Chrysotoxum
Species	Mogera wogura	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Zipperback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.