alpine bittercress vs Japanese Weasel

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• alpine bittercress is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Brassicaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cardamine	Mustela
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	Japanese Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Japanese Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

alpine bittercress

The Alpine bittercress (Cardamine bellidifolia) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.