Japanese Weasel vs Russian peashrub

Mustela itatsi compared with Caragana frutex

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while Russian peashrub is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	Russian peashrub
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	Caragana
Species	Mustela itatsi	Caragana frutex

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Russian peashrub

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	Russian peashrub
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.

Russian peashrub

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).