Fimbry vs Japanese Weasel

Fimbristylis littoralis compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• Fimbry is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fimbry	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cyperaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Fimbristylis	Mustela
Species	Fimbristylis littoralis	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fimbry	Japanese Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.