alpine groundsel vs Japanese Weasel

Packera pauciflora compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• alpine groundsel is Not Evaluated while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine groundsel	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Packera	Mustela
Species	Packera pauciflora	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

alpine groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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 groundsel

The Alpine groundsel (Packera pauciflora) is a species in the genus Packera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and Norway.