Japanese Weasel vs persimmon

Mustela itatsi compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	persimmon
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)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Mustela	Diospyros
Species	Mustela itatsi	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	persimmon
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.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).