Japanese Weasel vs Pinwheelflower

Mustela itatsi compared with Tabernaemontana divaricata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	Pinwheelflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mustela	Tabernaemontana
Species	Mustela itatsi	Tabernaemontana divaricata

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Pinwheelflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	Pinwheelflower
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.

Pinwheelflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).