Japanese Weasel vs Jointed Charlock

Mustela itatsi compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while Jointed Charlock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Mustela	Raphanus
Species	Mustela itatsi	Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	Jointed Charlock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan