Japanese Weasel vs Regel's chickweed

Mustela itatsi compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	Regel's chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Mustela	Cerastium
Species	Mustela itatsi	Cerastium regelii

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	Regel's chickweed
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.

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.