Japanese Weasel vs spreading fantails

Mustela itatsi compared with Sida abutifolia

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while spreading fantails is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	spreading fantails
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Malvaceae
Genus	Mustela	Sida
Species	Mustela itatsi	Sida abutifolia

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

spreading fantails

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	spreading fantails
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.

spreading fantails

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.