beach alectryon vs Japanese Weasel

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sapindaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Alectryon	Mustela
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Japanese Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

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.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.