Hydrangea vs Japanese Weasel

Hydrangea macrophylla compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• Hydrangea is Not Evaluated while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hydrangea	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hydrangeaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydrangea	Mustela
Species	Hydrangea macrophylla	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.