Basketgrass vs Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Oplismenus hirtellus compared with Mustela lutreolina

Key Differences

• Basketgrass is Not Evaluated while Indonesian Mountain Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basketgrass	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Oplismenus	Mustela
Species	Oplismenus hirtellus	Mustela lutreolina

Conservation Status

Basketgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basketgrass	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basketgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basketgrass

The Basketgrass (Oplismenus hirtellus) is a species in the genus Oplismenus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Its range includes Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, and El Salvador.