Japanese Weasel vs Tickclover

Mustela itatsi compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	Tickclover
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	Desmodium
Species	Mustela itatsi	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan