Japanese Weasel vs red-cedar

Mustela itatsi compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Meliaceae
Genus	Mustela	Trichilia
Species	Mustela itatsi	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	red-cedar
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.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.