Japanese Weasel vs small scabious

Mustela itatsi compared with Scabiosa columbaria

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while small scabious is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	small scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Mustela	Scabiosa
Species	Mustela itatsi	Scabiosa columbaria

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

small scabious

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	small scabious
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.

small scabious

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan