Garden Thyme vs Japanese Weasel

Thymus vulgaris compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Thyme	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lamiaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Thymus	Mustela
Species	Thymus vulgaris	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Thyme	Japanese Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.