Large Japanese Mole vs Lestes menor

Mogera wogura compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Lestes menor is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Lestes menor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Talpidae	Lestidae
Genus	Mogera	Lestes
Species	Mogera wogura	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lestes menor

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Lestes menor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lestes menor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.