Cuckoo-Bread vs Japanese Weasel

Oxalis acetosella compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• Cuckoo-Bread is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuckoo-Bread	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Oxalis	Mustela
Species	Oxalis acetosella	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuckoo-Bread	Japanese Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.