Japanese Weasel vs round-leaf cassia

Mustela itatsi compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mustela	Chamaecrista
Species	Mustela itatsi	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	round-leaf cassia
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.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).