false pepperwort vs Japanese Weasel

Marsilea crenata compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• false pepperwort is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Marsileaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Marsilea	Mustela
Species	Marsilea crenata	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Japanese Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.