Japanese Weasel vs mango-pine

Mustela itatsi compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Mustela	Barringtonia
Species	Mustela itatsi	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	mango-pine
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.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.